The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .. (1853)
Bullock, John, ed · New York, Stringer & Townsend · leaf 77
and the altar, the throne for the bishop, and exedra,or benches for the priests. It was surmounted by a half-cupola, the front of which is richly ornamented withmarble and paintings of Christ and the Saints. Thecupola is covered with paintings of foliage on a gold ground;the remainder of this… … OF ARCHITECTURE. 11 robes and the consecrated vessels; the other, the evangelium,received the sacred books, charters, &c. &c. This arrange-ment still exists in Greece. The chancel, which was used bythe inferior ecclesiastics, and contained the pulpit and am-bones, was situated in front of…
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