Hourticq, Louis, 1875-1944 · New York : Scribner · leaf 66
; he has hung the inert mass on a resisting ossature, and guides a diffused force at his will. This system of diag-onal ribs is an element of extreme flexibility, docile to the exigencies of the plan. The architect can expand or contract these two intersecting arches at will, extending them for the… … FACADE OF THE CATHEDRAL OFLAON. (Photo. Neiirdein.) orm he requires anc This is the French croisee dogives. The word ogive, though often loosely applied to anypointed arch, is derived from the L.atin augere, to augment, in reference to this re-inforcement. 45 ART IN FRANCE
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