Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 251
;,Egypt. In the Churchof Dair - Baramous,which is larger, thepointed arch is alsoused throughout forthe nave arches andvaults, the latter beingstrengthened by trans-verse ribs thrown acrossfrom pier to pier. Theprincipal dome over thehaikal is carried on stalactitic pendentives such as were… … Fig. 129.Butler (The Clarendon Press). igS A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT. UpperEgypt. common in Mohammedan work. Mons. A. Gayet, in his LArtCopte, states that it was from the Coptic churches that theSaracens took the idea of the pointed arch and the stalactiticvault, or rather that, as…
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