An encyclopaedia of architecture, historical, theoretical, & practical. New ed., rev., portions rewritten, and with additions by Wyatt Papworth (1888)
Gwilt, Joseph, 1784-1863, Papworth, Wyatt Angelicus Van Sandau, 1822-1894 · London Longmans, Green · leaf 1081
d to be connei tedwith the vaulting, either of nave or side aisle, was peculiarly adapted by its positionf()r its use. Jhe master mason Robert de Luzarche commenced the building of this nave about theyear 1220, the founder being Bislinp Evrard. The pillars of the nave were raised to theheight of… … To the top of the battlement of the nave there is not quite so much hei;rlit as the outerwall of the Coliseum at Rome, which is 157feet ; but it is curious to observe that onedivision of this renowned building does not diffc-rvorv materially in its proportions from that atAiiiiens ; the division of…
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