Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 141
)ilis. 115 MU-llITKtTUUK architrave (or archivolt) varied Erom about ,„ to ^ of the totalheight of the clearstory wall. A peculiarity of the East was the construction of galleriesover the side aisles and opening upon the nave; the walls abovethem were in turn supported by lower arcades. This was… … Fig. 32. —Basilica in Turmanin, Syria (restoration of facade). at all events the Syrian and Palestinian churches almost with-out exception have but one story. Elsewhere, however, thetwo-story scheme became the rule in the course of the sixthcentury, — especially in domed structures, where it was…
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