Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies (1909)
Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933 · New York, The Baker and Taylor Company · leaf 474
offered,however, two great drawbacks to the northern builders: in thefirst place, it destroyed the effect of the lofty clearstory, thusdwarfing the height of the nave; secondly, it exerted upon theclearstory walls a powerful thrust, which the inexperiencedbuilders of the North were probably unable… … ILL. 131. – Section of Abbaye-aux-Hommes of Caen (From Ruprich-Robert)
Architecture, Medieval
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