Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 139
line wasstrongly maintained by a cornice, if not also by a frieze. Thepanels of mosaic, or fresco (Fig. 38), or still more signally theprocession of saints such as decorates the wall of S. ApoUinareNuovo at Kavenna (Fig. 37), conduced to the same effect.Structurally there was not much to choose… … • The old basilica of S. Peters, Rome. interval between the columns, and consequently a freer pros-pect from the aisles. This, as time went on, became of evergreater importance, for ancient columns became rare and newones more difficult to make. As a rule the interval between the columns was small…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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