Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 58
s, in this respect also, the prototype of theearly Christian church. It is the original atrium or peristyle ofthe ancient house, the great antechamber of all the living rooms,which, for ritualistic purposes, was freed with the basilica from thesurrounding complex. Few of the early basilicas now… … Fig. 12.—Plan of the Original Church of St. Peter in Rome. It may hence be assumed that, in Rome at least, this addition ofan atrium was exceptional; it was generally found sufficient tobuild before i;he front of the church a court {pronaos, propyld),which extended across the entire width of the…
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