Plate XI · Apse (from Greek ἀφίς "Joint" and later also "Arch, Vault"), or Exedra

Vol. I (1948) · full-page plate
Above: APSE OF S. APOLLINARE IN CLASSE (6th cent.) - Ravenna. Below: APSE OF S. GIOVANNI A PORTA LATINA (8th cent.) - Rome.
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Plate XI
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Above: APSE OF S. APOLLINARE IN CLASSE (6th cent.) - Ravenna. Below: APSE OF S. GIOVANNI A PORTA LATINA (8th cent.) - Rome.

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