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 504
still exist. It is a goodspecimen of the smaller class of churches of that date. His great works were the cathedrals of Kieff and Novogorod, bothdedicated to Sta. Sophia, and with the church at Mokwi quoted above(Woodcut No. 918) forming the most interesting group of Russianchurches of that age.… … 939. St. Irene, Kieff. intimate a connection betweenthe places on the great com-mercial road from the Caucasusto the Baltic, that they pointout at once the line along whichwe must look for the origin ofthe style. Of the three, that at Kieff1(Woodcut No.940) is the largest;but it is nearly certain…
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