SANCTA SOPHIA
CONSTANTINOPLE
“A work as they report surpassing every edifice in the world.”
William of Malmesbury.
“The fairest church in all the world.”
Sir John Mandeville.
“A marvellous and costful temple, clept St. Sophie.”
Capgrave’s Chronicle.
THE CHURCH OF
SANCTA SOPHIA
CONSTANTINOPLE
A STUDY OF
BYZANTINE BUILDING
BY W. R. LETHABY &
HAROLD SWAINSON
1894