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 84
RAVENxNA. IMPOST-CAPITAL FROM S. VITALE Face p. 40 BYZANTINE CORINTHIAN 41 circular basket, and on the rim of this four doves areperched which fill the angles under the abacus. I give afigure after Piranesi of a capital of this kind found inRome (Fig. 22). Byzantine-Corinthian ^ capitals appear … Fig. 23. Capital from a church in Isauria, Asia Minor. in a great variety of forms. Of these I give a beautifulexample from a church in Isauria, Asia Minor (Fig. 23).Capitals at Parenzo and Ravenna are very similar in themuch-recurved tips of the acanthus-leaves. Still another type is the…
Art, Medieval
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