Manual of ecclesiastical architecture. Comprising a study of its various styles, the chronological arrangements of its elements, and its relation to Christian worship (1897)
Martin, William Wallace, 1851- · Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings; New York, Eaton & Mains · leaf 155
nd an altar, madethem a kind of un-derground church.The floor of thechoir often becameraised in conse-quence of thecrypts. This ac-co unts for thestaircases in manychurches whichlead from the naveto the choir. Gen-erally, it may besaid that an ele-vated choir has be-neath it a crypt.The later… … VAULTED CRYPT. § The Nave. The impression which the nave ofa Romanesque church makes is entirely different fromthat of the I^atin or Byzantine basilica. An observer isinstantlj aware of this fact. He feels the sense of secur-it} when his eye sees huge piers supporting massivearches to sustain the…
Church architecture
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
