Roma Sotterranea; or, Some account of the Roman catacombs especially of the cemetery of San Callisto, compiled from the works of Commendatore de Rossi with the consent of the author (1869)
Northcote, J. Spencer (James Spencer), 1821-1907, Brownlow, W.-R. (William-R.), 1830-1901, Rossi, Giovanni Battista de, 1822-1894 · London : Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer · leaf 350
Fig. 39.—Pa7-t of Wall of Gallery of St Herj/ics in appearance differ greatly from the general type ; but acloser examination shows that their walls, instead of being cutin the rock, are constructed of masonry. The roof is of tufa,slightly arched, and often sustained by brick-work ; the nichesof… … Fig. 40.—Section of Gallery in St Hermes. in the section above (Fig. 40). The gallery is of the usualheight, but when the brick-work is cleared away its breadth is 324 Roma Sotterranea. on an average two or three times that of an ordinary Cata-comb ; the section of the walls and roof forms a…
Cimitero di Callisto (Rome, Italy) · Catacombs · Inscriptions
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