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... nave between the nave and the apse ( fig . 322 ) . Before the transept came the so - called triumphal arch , a common feature of Early Christian basilicas . The altar , at the head of the nave , was probably movable . The columns of the ...
... nave between the nave and the apse ( fig . 322 ) . Before the transept came the so - called triumphal arch , a common feature of Early Christian basilicas . The altar , at the head of the nave , was probably movable . The columns of the ...
Page 312
... nave , transept , and choir of Saint - Sernin are barrel vaulted ( fig . 391 ) ; the triumphal arch has vanished , and the apse ( now partly obscured by a much later altar ) is a half dome at the same height as nave and choir . The ...
... nave , transept , and choir of Saint - Sernin are barrel vaulted ( fig . 391 ) ; the triumphal arch has vanished , and the apse ( now partly obscured by a much later altar ) is a half dome at the same height as nave and choir . The ...
Page 376
... Nave , Cathedral of Amiens. 455. Façade , Notre - Dame . c . 1200-50 . Paris ( fig . 459 ) . Only a small triforium separates the clerestory from the nave arcade . Liberated from the vaults , the clerestory has become almost equal in ...
... Nave , Cathedral of Amiens. 455. Façade , Notre - Dame . c . 1200-50 . Paris ( fig . 459 ) . Only a small triforium separates the clerestory from the nave arcade . Liberated from the vaults , the clerestory has become almost equal in ...
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FOREWORD PAGE | 11 |
Paleolithic Art Old Stone Age 30000 | 26 |
Neolithic Art New Stone Age 8000 | 32 |
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