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 656
e something like the present, but flatter,springing from the cornice, 40 ft. lower than the present one, andpierced with large openings on each of its eight faces. Externally, two courses were open to him. The first and mostobvious was to hide the dome entirely under a wooden roof, as is donein St.… … 503. Section of Eastern portion of Church at Chiaravalle. (From Grvmers Terra CottaArchitecture in Italy.) Scale 50 ft. to 1 in, span of the dome might have been very much larger, without involvingany constructive difficulties, and the three towers over the choir andtransepts might have sufficed to…
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