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| That he instructed the Governors concerning the Beautifying of the Roof; also concerning Workmen, and Materials.
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XXXII.—That he instructed the
Governors concerning the Beautifying of the Roof; also concerning
Workmen, and Materials.
“With respect to the ceiling3264
| 3264 The word used is the technical “camera,” meaning
properly a certain style of vaulted ceiling, but here it is perhaps the
generic ceiling if the specific word below means panel
ceiling. | of the church, I wish to know from you
whether in your judgment it should be panel-ceiled,3265
| 3265 This is the word for the Lacunaria or panel ceilings, a style of
ceiling where “planks were placed across these beams at certain
intervals leaving hollow spaces” “which were frequently
covered with gold and ivory and sometimes with paintings.”
Compare article Domus, in Smith, Dict. Gr. and Rom. Ant.
The passage may mean either “with respect to the
ceiling…whether…wainscoted” or “with respect to
the Camera…whether panel ceiled.” | or finished with any other kind of
workmanship. If the panel ceiling be adopted, it may also be ornamented
with gold. For the rest, your Holiness will give information as early
as possible to the before-mentioned magistrates how many laborers and
artificers, and what expenditure of money is required. You will also be
careful to send us a report without delay, not only respecting the
marbles and columns, but the paneled ceiling also, should this appear
to you to be the most beautiful form. God preserve you, beloved
brother!”E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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