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 91
ewed from the interior, bothSt. Vitale and St. Sophia presented great domes, raisedhigh in the air, and so made equal appeal with the Pan-theon to the feeling of the marvelous; but here ends theresemblance. Rome had built domical structures such 68 Ecclesiastical Architecture. as the unique… … ROMAN DOMICAL TEMPLES. less symmetry and beauty, but they made no appeal tothe feeling of wonder in the observer, for their domeswere small. The daring might of the Christian spirit setdomes of great magnitude on arches supported by piers ;and love of the beautiful led him to use arcades to…
Church architecture
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