History of mediæval art . i-—t—1—1—1—1 1 0 12 3 4 5 10 lit, 0 1 * Fig. 225.—Plan and System ofS. Adrian in Turion. the Christians precluded all those more extensive constructions bywhich alone a monumental style can be developed. The mostpressing necessities were met as best might be, without construct-ive innovations or artistic endeavors of any kind. The few build-ings, or parts of buildings, of which the date is accurately known,—such as the crypt of S. Cruz in Cangas in Asturias, A. D. 739,the Church of Santiannes de Pravia, A. D. 7j6, and the crypt ofthe Camara Santa at Oviedo, 842,—
History of mediæval art . i-—t—1—1—1—1 1 0 12 3 4 5 10 lit, 0 1 * Fig. 225.—Plan and System ofS. Adrian in Turion. the Christians precluded all those more extensive constructions bywhich alone a monumental style can be developed. The mostpressing necessities were met as best might be, without construct-ive innovations or artistic endeavors of any kind. The few build-ings, or parts of buildings, of which the date is accurately known,—such as the crypt of S. Cruz in Cangas in Asturias, A. D. 739,the Church of Santiannes de Pravia, A. D. 7j6, and the crypt ofthe Camara Santa at Oviedo, 842,—are extremely rude, andmostly have small barrel-vaults or horizontal ceilings supportedupon piers, all of the greatest possible simplicity. Similar features 24 370 ARCHITECTURE OF THE ROMANIC EPOCH.
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