Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 203
tar; that of the Gospelfaced directly across the nave. The position of the two am-bons, relative to the altar, was not fixed; the Gospel was readnow from the right side, now from the left (see Fig. 38). Thepaschal candlestick, which seems to have come into use aboutthe sixth century, stood beside… … Fig. 59. — Ambon in Thessalonica. Fifth century, FUBNITURE—of the Baptistery 175 probably required for the singers, some of whom stood uponthe ambon or its steps during the chants. At S. Sophia therewas a single ambon in the middle of the nave. It was ap-proached from the presbyterium by a raised…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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