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 86
give them a horseshoe form,which was developed in Syria and Asia Minor. Theimpost-block was particularly convenient where the wallabove the capital was very thick and the arch impost wasoblong in plan. (Plates 7 and 8.) The earliest church still existing in Constantinople isthe Basilica of St.… … Abdullah CONSTANTINOPLE. STA. SOPHIA. THE GREAT ORDER OFTHE INTERIOR Face p. 42 CONSTANTINOPLE 43 show that the Byzantine transformation was well advancedwhen the portico was built. Sts. Sergius and Bacchus,built by Justinian, about 527, is entirely vaulted, and hasall the marks of the developed…
Art, Medieval
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