The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 256
e, while Misitra(the ancient Sparta)and Athens still re-tain typical examplesof the style. One of the most beautiful specimens is the Churchof St. Theodore (Fig. 86), which was erected in hon-our of a general of the Achasans who saved Greecefrom pillage during the invasion of the Goths in 380A. D.… … Fig. 87.—Plan of St. Vitale at Ravenna. 234 THE BYZANTINE STYLE. It is composed of yellow tufa and brick, and thoughthe whole edifice is not much larger than a fair-sizedchapel, the general effect, as shown in Fig. 86, is im-posing. The treatment of the cupola is particularlyhappy, the drum being…
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