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A manual of Greek archaeology (1886)

Collignon, Maxime, 1849-1917, Wright, John Henry, 1852-1908 · London : Cassell Pub. Co. · leaf 88

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ruction. According to oneview, widely accepted, and adopted by Mr. Wood inhis reconstruction of the Artemiseum at Ephesus,f thetemple was lighted by an opening {hiralov) in the roofand ceiling. But this aperture, however small itmight have been, would have permitted rain-water tofall into a portion… … P o ba 76 GREEK ARCHEOLOGY. Fergusson and Canina* have supposed that a sort oflantern, pierced with lateral apertures, might havebeen placed above the opening. This arrangementwould have required an ungainly interruption in thelines of the roof, while representations of temples onmedals show a…

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