Download or read book A Series of Discourses Upon Architecture in England From the Norman Era to the Close of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth written by James Dallaway and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Series of Discourses Upon Architecture in England From the Norman Era to the Close of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth: With an Appendix of Notes and Illustrations, and an Historical Account of Master and Free Masons The earliest Christian churches were not erected before the fourth century, which were very diminutive, and placed over crypts and caves, in which the Christians first assembled for public worship. One, dedicated to Saints Nazian and Celsus, at Ravenna, was built by Galla Placidia, the daughter of Theodosius. Those of St. Martin and St. Clement at Rome, were of the same age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.