The architecture of Provence and the Riviera (1888)
MacGibbon, David, d.1902 · Edinburgh, D. Douglas · leaf 154
FIG. 35. THE AINAY, LYONS. Romanesque of the end of the twelfth century. The flatarcades of the interior (Fig. 36), composed of large trefoiledarches, resting on fluted pilasters, are very characteristic ofthe Burgundian style. The idea of these pilasters is derivedfrom those of the Roman gates at… … there as well as at Tournus, and other towns of UpperBurgundy, such pilasters are of frequent use. The form of the clerestory windowsseems to have been bor-rowed from these arcades.The choir has an apse, butno aisle running round it,as invariably happens inthe North. Externally itpresents a curious…
Architecture -- France Provence · Architecture -- France Riviera
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
