Half-hour lectures on the history and practice of the fine and ornamental arts (1861)
Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890 · London : Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts · leaf 38
y the circular apse or end ofthe Basilica, and the inferiority of women was long assertedby keeping them apart on the left side of the hall or body ofthe building. Sometimes indeed, even in the middle ages,they were not allowed to enter, as at Durham, where a sepa-rate chuich or Galilee was in a… … Plan of Basilica (Agincourt.) The Basilica was in shape a parallelogram, consisting ofa central space with aisles at the sides. The row of columnswhich separated the aisles from the centre sometimes sup-ported a gallery instead of ascending to the roof The endof this parallelogram widened slightly,…
Art · Decoration and ornament · Fore-edge painting
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