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 93
, eight strong piers, narrower at GROUND-PLAN OFST. A^TALE. ^o Ecclesiastical Architecture. the face than at the back, placed equidistant around acircle. They are raised to almost the height of the roof,and low arches are set upon them. A dome is builtupon these arches (Fig. 52); and exterior to… … LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF ST. VITALE. roofed by the dome, is the nave of the church. A bayof the nave is the part between two piers. The con-struction of a bay is important to notice, for it givesadditional buttressing to the dome. A semicircle isdrawn between each two piers, and on its…
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