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The Parthenon; an essay on the mode by which light was introduced into Greek and Roman temples (1883)

Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 129

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tnially in-troduced instead of flat architraves. The sameis true of the Basilica of San Lorenzo fnoii loMura, which presents the same features, andbeing coiistructed in part with ancient frag-ments, is at first sight more like a classical interior, though it is not in realitj. The stonegrilles in… … 57.—San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Rome. (From Lenoir.) illustrations thnn are appropriate to this workto show how the interval was bridged over,and how the Pagan gradually faded into theChristian styles. In other circumstances itmight be worth while attempting it, as theinvestigation would throw…

Parthenon (Athens, Greece) · Temples · Lighting

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