Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 45
e Catacomb of Calixtus {Fig. 2) is of ex-treme simplicity. The chief corridors form an oblong comprisingnearly the whole area, and are connected by several parallel pas-sages running transversely. The resting-places for the dead (loatli)appear in all spaces, being cut into the tufa walls in several… … Fig. 4.—Papal Vault in the Catacomb of Calixtus.a. Present condition, b. Restored view. like an arch (arcosolid) do not at first appear, the ceilings beingeither horizontal or only slightly curved-. (Fig. 5.) The small,almost cubical chambers (cryptae or cubicula), are fewer in numberthan the…
Art, Medieval
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