An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations (1883)
Mollett, John W. (John William) · London, S. Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington · leaf 61
rounded by semi-domes; an almost square ground-plan in place of the long aisles of the Romanchurch ; and piers instead of columns. Theapse always formed part of Byzantine buildings,which were richly de-corated, and con-tained marble in greatprofusion. St. So-phia, Constantinople(A.D. 532-537),…
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