Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 212
^ were used there for the stair-ways which ascended to the upper galleries of the church ; andthey served as places of refuge in regions where there was … Fig. 63. — Memorial church of S. Simon Stj-lites, Kalat-Seman, Syria. danger of sudden attack. In the West only a solitary towerwas used, and it was never a part of the architectural scheme.The towers were either square or round in plan, and were di-vided into about a half-dozen low stories. The…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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