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Byzantine Art

nichsara
October 25, 2012

Byzantine Art

Lecture given Thursday October 25, 2012.

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October 25, 2012
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    of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul), 532-537. (See 7-19) •  Pendentive: A concave, triangular section of a hemisphere, four of which provide the transition from a square area to circular base of a covering dome Pendentive
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    of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul). 532-537. (See 7-19) Ribs Pendentive Pendentive
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