A history of architecture in Italy from the time of Constantine to the dawn of the renaissance (1901)
Cummings, Charles Amos, 1833-1905 · Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company · leaf 282
peculiar. Each 1 It is believed that the plan of St. Marks follows closely that of the Church of theAposth^^sat Constantinople, built by Justinian, and now no longer existing, of which thedetailed <lescript,on by Procopius seems to indicate a general similarity to St. Marks. THE BYZANTINE… … Fig-, ISO. Doorway Arch, Ca Contarini. twice in their height by round arches spanning the aisles, by whichmeans the solidity of the great piers is preserved, while the obstruc-tion to space and circulation is avoided. The square space enclosedwithin the four small piers is covered by a flat dome…
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