Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 154
ath the apsidal arch, buton the line which separated the transept from the nave, beneaththe circus major, as it was called in the Liher Pontificalis. Thisleft between the altar and the apse ample space for the clergy,and in its wings provided accommodation for the altars of the THE BASILICA—… … Fk;. 39.- ( aiii.h.^. of Iarenzu. Sixth ceiitiu-y. to the clergy, was raised like the floor of the apse, and sur-rounded by chancels, sometimes also by rows of columns andcurtains. 126 ABCHITECTUBE The altars of prothesis were obviously a necessary part ofthe furniture of the church so long as the…
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