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Lacunary Roofs
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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The ceiling of churches in early times was often composed of lacunary work, i.e. it was divided into several panels called laquearia or lacunaria, and these were richly gilded and otherwise ornamented. Jerome often speaks in his writings of the lacunary golden roofs. See Farrar, Eccl. Dict. s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lacunary Roofs'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lacunary-roofs.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lacunary Roofs'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lacunary-roofs.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
