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 56
e, Monuments de France, 1816. Eeviie Arclieologique, June 1(3, 1877. Chap. II. PSEUDO-HYP.ETHEAL TEMPLES. 41 space iijside the vault. But it was not originally designed as a temple, thoughadmirably adaj^ted for the purpose if it had been so used. In this instance thewindow was originally segmental,… … 15.—Pketorium at Mousmilii. (From a Photograph.) that part of the vault would have been imperfectly lighted—a defect that bothhere and at Nimes the architects seem carefully to have avoided. They soughtto admit the light at as high a point as possible, and in sufScient abundance atthe highest…
Parthenon (Athens, Greece) · Temples · Lighting
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