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Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies (1912)

Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933 · New Haven, Yale University Press · leaf 232

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the slight indications that we have, did not differwidely from that employed in the Early Christian edifices. Inthe marble pierced work slabs (111. 71) used in the choir screens,there was developed, however, a new style of decoration not onlybeautiful in itself, but destined to lead to great… … ll.L. 70. — lia>Ut Ciipital Iniiii THE CIRCULAR CHURCH in far-away India. These pierced work slabs were treated in afashion (juite characteristically Byzantine, with bands, guill-oches, interlaces, acanthus-leaves, crosses, and monograms.They were copied in the screens of many of the Early…

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