A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 469
n done on the same scale before•or since. In these arrangements Sta. Sophia seems to stand alone. If, however, the proportions of this church are admirable, the de-tails are equally so. All the pillars are of porphyry, verd antique, ormarbles of the most precious kinds. The capitals are among the… … ♦ 891. Lower Order of Sta. Sophia. (From Salzerberg.) When the columns were close together, and had only a beam to sup-port, this form of capital was sufficient; but when employed to carrythe constructive arches of the fabric its weakness became instantlyapparent. Long before Justinians time, the…
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