Horton, Caroline W · New York, Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge, The Riverside press · leaf 180
, were placed at the intersection of theribs. The arches of the outer aisles, at the point wherethey met the buttresses, were sometimes supportedby clustered columns, as werethe inner ones; sometimes byhalf columns, but not unfre-quently they rested upon acorbel wliich projected fromthe supporting… … 164 Architecture. The side-aisles were no longer surmounted bygalleries, but their openings had served to break upand vary the space between the arcade and theclerestory or clear-story above; therefore a seriesof mock windows took their place, and this wascalled the triforium or blind-story.…
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