A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 92
rds, and adorned with foli- age or basket work. The masonry of Byzantine churchesusually has horizon- wwmwmmmmwtal courses of brickintroduced in a simi-lar manner to Roman ,work, and frequently - I^t f ^ ^also vertical lines of C^=hthe same material. The surface ofthe wall is also ornamented on the… … St. Nicodemus, Athens. 78 BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE. 1 style, though they may occasionally be found in late Roman work. The arches of the windows are semicircular, and formed either entirely of brick or of bricks and stone alternately. The mouldings of this style are of a marked character, distinct…
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