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 584
being constructed in an ingenious manner with hollow pots fitted theend of one into the mouth of the other; the lightness of this vaulthas enabled the builders to dispense with the immense arches andbuttresses found in St. Sergius and in Sta. Sophia. Similar con-struction with pots had been… … Capital in St. Vitale, Ravenna. Internally a good deal has been done in modern times to destroythe simplicity of the original effect of the building; but still there is apleasing result produced by alternating the piers with circular columns,and a lightness and elegance about the whole design that…
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