A history of architecture for the student, craftsman, and amateur : being a comparative view of the historical styles from the earliest period (1896)
Fletcher, Banister, 1833-1899, Fletcher, Banister, Sir, 1866-1953 · London : B.T. Batsford; New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 128
hence the name Baptistery.The form was derived from the Roman circular templesand tombs, already described. Until the end of the sixthcentury a.d. the baptistery appears to have been a distinctbuilding; but after this period the font came to be placedin the vestibule of the church. There was… … - .2 < s X M EARLY CHRISTIAN IN ROME AND ITALY. 85 buildings, the early Christians moditicd them to someextent, e.g., in the Pantheon, and elsewhere, the columnswere not used internally for constructive purposes, butsimply for decoration. The early Christians, however,su[)ported the walls…
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