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 382
have adopted as their own that peculiar phase of develop-ment through which the architecture of Milan had passed longbefore — a phase characterized by the use of the alternatingsystem with transverse arches, and a wooden roof. The vaultnever seems to have been attempted in this school.… … III. 106. — Transverse Section, S. Ambrogio of Milan. (From Darrein) GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION the most peculiar features of Lombard architecture. Herealso were developed those curious conical spires (111. 118) whichcrown all the campaniles and still give the city so picturesquean appearance. The…
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