Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 132
ly equally ancient plan of thepatriarchal church of Etschmiadsin. Here the four greatpiers stand within a square area from which, in the centreof each wall, opens an apse—four in all. {See Fig. 38.) ARMENIAN SCULPTURE 75 One of the most remarkable of the churches noticed byMr. Lynch is that of… … Fig. 38. Plan of the Cathedral of Etschmiadsin, Armenia. cone, or rather many-sided pyramid. It is a work of thefirst quarter of the tenth century. The exterior walls atthe half height are adorned with a series of relief sculpturesof Bible stories and other subjects—the Serpent temptingEve, Adam…
Art, Medieval
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