A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance (1901)
Cummings, Charles Amos, 1833-1905 · Boston, New York, Houghton Mifflin and company · leaf 278
i ^ It is believed that the ])hui of St. Marks follows closely that of the Church of theAjtosthsat Constantinople, hnilt l»y Justinian, antl now no lon«^er existinjr. of which th.deUiiled description by Irocopius seems to indicate a <^eneral siniilaritv to St. Marks. IliK i;y/antink INKLUKNCK… … Fig-. ISO. Doorway Arch, Ca Coiitariui. twice in their height by round arches spanning* the aisles, by whichmeans the solidity of the great piers is preserved, while the obstruc-tion to space and circulation is avoided. The square space enclosedwithin the four small piers is covered by a flat dome…
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