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chap. ii
THE DOME OF FLORENCE
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still remains partly hidden from view, the drum being the most conspicuous part of the composition. Among the early domes
Fig. 1.—Hagia Theotokos.
of western Europe is that of Aachen (Fig. 2). In this case the drum is carried up far beyond the springing, and is covered
Fig. 2.—Aachen.
with a timber roof which completely hides the dome from external view. The same adjustment of the dome to its drum is, with minor variations of form (the dome being in some cases