A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 525
ike rolls with painted ornaments. The vaults are notrelieved by ribs, or by any j^rojections that could interfere withthe coloured decorations. In the wooden churches the constructionis plainly shown, and of course is far lighter. In them also colouralmost wholly supersedes carving. The… … Bk. I. Cn. vir. KOSTEOMA. 491 respective classes. In these examples, as indeed in every Greekchurch, the principal object of ecclesiastical furniture is the iconostasisor image-bearer, corresponding to the rood-screen that separates thechoir from the nave in Latin churches. The rood-screen,…
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