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 46
oduced in Its Inheritance. 23 Rome wliicli have been the wonder and have called forththe admiration of all later times. For Christian archi-tecture these new features P,q_ |g_have the utmost signifi- ^cance. Rome received thegift of the three greatcolumnar orders fromGreece. Rome receivedalso from… … CITY GATE, PERUGIA. Etruscans used the arch in the walls of their cities. Thegate at Perugia (Fig. 19) has, instead of a lintel, an arch. There is above the }-\ gate a semicir- t-^- cular window, ornamented with pilasters. The Romans r^^^:{: saw immense significance m this mode of piercing walls.…
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