Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 268
DEVELOPMENT. Penden-tives. of the Eastern Empire from 1057-1185, that this bore fruit.Most of the existing churches in the capital, in Greece, Armenia,and in other parts of the Empire belong to the second period. The greatest achievement of the Byzantines was carryinga dome over a square by means… … Fig. 143. are all small. One example, at Kusr-en-Nureijis, in Palestine,is of the second century a.d., and others may be as old. Butalthough the Byzantine architects did not invent the pendentive-carried dome, to them must be given the credit of being the firstto employ its principles on a large…
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