An Encyclopaedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, & PracticalLongmans, Green, and Company, 1891 - 1443 pages |
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... naves ( of a portion of one whereof fig . 82. is a diagram ) formed by seventeen ranks of columns , and a wall pierced with arches , from south to north , and thirty - two narrower naves from east to west . Each of these naves is about ...
... naves ( of a portion of one whereof fig . 82. is a diagram ) formed by seventeen ranks of columns , and a wall pierced with arches , from south to north , and thirty - two narrower naves from east to west . Each of these naves is about ...
Page 108
... nave or body of the church was filled by the congregation of the faithful ; but the two sexes were prudently distinguished , and the upper and lower galleries were allotted for the more private devotion of the women . Beyond the ...
... nave or body of the church was filled by the congregation of the faithful ; but the two sexes were prudently distinguished , and the upper and lower galleries were allotted for the more private devotion of the women . Beyond the ...
Page 115
... nave and aisles by columns with Corinthian capitals , reminding one very much of the early Christian basilica ; in the latter , the separation of the nave from the aisles is by square piers . The cathedral at Pisa , with its baptistery ...
... nave and aisles by columns with Corinthian capitals , reminding one very much of the early Christian basilica ; in the latter , the separation of the nave from the aisles is by square piers . The cathedral at Pisa , with its baptistery ...
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... NAVE AT WORMS . 100 ft Fig 148 . longitudinal section of the north side of the nave of the cathedral at Worms , which was commenced in the year 996 , and conse crated in 1016. It is one of the most ancient of the German churches , and ...
... NAVE AT WORMS . 100 ft Fig 148 . longitudinal section of the north side of the nave of the cathedral at Worms , which was commenced in the year 996 , and conse crated in 1016. It is one of the most ancient of the German churches , and ...
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... nave , in which the same ordonnance is continued . 338. Respecting the alteration in , or rather addition to the plan , it is , and is likely to continue , a moot point , whether this change by Maderno has injured the effect of the ...
... nave , in which the same ordonnance is continued . 338. Respecting the alteration in , or rather addition to the plan , it is , and is likely to continue , a moot point , whether this change by Maderno has injured the effect of the ...
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