Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 144
baptis-teries in later ages. The Christian basilica (see Figs. 67, 68) generally com-prised a broad and lofty nave, separated by rows of columnsfrom the single or double side-aisles. The aisles had usuallyabout half the width and height of the nave, and like it werecovered with wooden roofs and… … FIG. 66—STA. COSTANZA,ROME. 112 HISTORY OF ARCHITFXTURE. the latter was sometimes bare, sometimes concealed by arichly panelled ceiling, carved, gilded, and painted. At thefurther end of the nave was the sanctuary or apse, with theseats for the clergy on a raised platform, the bcma^ in frontof…
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