Simpson, F. M. (Frederick Moore), 1855-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 284
outh of France, where oldtraditions lingered long, it disappeared entirely, and was not seenagain until resuscitated by the Italian architects of the Renais-sance in the fifteenth century. The dome of this church ispierced by eight windows, just above the springing, which ampl\light the central… … Fig, ].5:j. and not a square; and every side of the inner octagon, instead ofeach alternate one, has its apse, with the exception of that atthe east end, which forms the entrance to the bema. This iswider, than the others, to emphasize its importance, and thegallery stops against it on either side.…
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