. Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. . hich was less iso-lated than in the ancient basilicas. The typical form ofthe Christian basilica is as follows:— 82. The interior was divided by two rows of columnsinto three aisles, of which the central one (a Fig. 78)was broader and higher than the side-aisles (see ) 6 for men and c for women, and was terminated atthe opposite end to the entrance by the apse. Thecolumns were sometimes surmounted by the old archi-trave, the weight being supported by flat relievingarches; but they were generally connected by semi-circular arches
. Easy steps in architecture and architectural drawing .. . hich was less iso-lated than in the ancient basilicas. The typical form ofthe Christian basilica is as follows:— 82. The interior was divided by two rows of columnsinto three aisles, of which the central one (a Fig. 78)was broader and higher than the side-aisles (see ) 6 for men and c for women, and was terminated atthe opposite end to the entrance by the apse. Thecolumns were sometimes surmounted by the old archi-trave, the weight being supported by flat relievingarches; but they were generally connected by semi-circular arches, which supported a wall pierced withsmall narrow windows; these, like those in the walls ofthe side-aisles, had a semicircular head. Sometimes atransept was introduced in front of the apse, the elonga-tion of which in later times gave rise to the cross-likeform of churches. This transept v^as separated from 160 EASY LESSONS IN ARCHITECTURE the main aisle by semicircular arches, and the groundform of the vhole building assumed the form of the let-ter
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