The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 105
markets, they were used for public worship; here, again, thenew wine was put into old bottles. Among the Roman basilicas, that ofSt. Paul without-the-Walls, built byConstantine and restored after a firein 1823, may be cited as a character-istic example (Fig. 143). It consists ofa large nave with a… … IG. 144.—THE EMPRESS THEODORA ANDHER COURT. Mosaic in the Church of San Vitalc,at Ravenna. cular and forms the apse. Both apseand triumphal arch are richly deco-rated with glass and mosaics on a blueor gold ground, the splendour of whichrivals that of goldsmiths enamels. These mosaics ornament the…
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