. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. conformable to ancient tradition; the mouldings of the side cornice* have disappeared ; in the middle is a circular opening called by the Christian authors an oculits or eye. The pediment is supported by an entablature of bad proportions, but ornamented with details servilely imitated froin Roman architecture. The entablature rests on two Corinthian columns, attached to the angles of the porch, shown in our first engraving, and so exactly imitating the Roman monuments in the
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. conformable to ancient tradition; the mouldings of the side cornice* have disappeared ; in the middle is a circular opening called by the Christian authors an oculits or eye. The pediment is supported by an entablature of bad proportions, but ornamented with details servilely imitated froin Roman architecture. The entablature rests on two Corinthian columns, attached to the angles of the porch, shown in our first engraving, and so exactly imitating the Roman monuments in the country, as to lead at first view to the belief that they are of pagan origin. In fact the arcade like entry shows a great resemblance to those of the triumphal arches of Orange and St. Remy. The basement of the steeple is decorated with a row of columns quite in the Roman style. Fig. .5.—Church of St. Tri)phime, at In the beginning of the twelfth century was erected the beautifu church of St. Trophiraus, at Aries, represented above, and which seems a point of union between the Roman style and that of the middle ages proper. According to Gregory of Tours, this church, which in tiie sixth century was consecrated to St. Stephen, was only named after St. Trophimus in 1152, when the relics of the first bishop of Aries were placed in it. In the fifth century, this cathedral had been enriched with marbles from the theatre of Aries, which Saint Hilary had used for the decoration of Christian places of worship. It is surmounted by a pediment very slightly inclined, and the mouldings with which it. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original London : [William Laxton]
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