Horton, Caroline W · New York, Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge, The Riverside press · leaf 166
called Plaited Capital,the lower or rounded part of the abacus being chan-neled vertically into wide scallops or plaits. Thegalleries, as in the French Norman, open upon theaisles with broad arches, and the windows aboveare fronted with galleries, forming a third series of Romajiesqiie… … Norman Staircase in Canterbury Cathedral Close. building is one intended for a heavy roofing, andyet everywhere are found flat, wooden roofs, inclos-ing the central nave, and showing the Saxon predi-lection for wood as a building material. In this style, also, the portals opened in a semi-circle,…
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