An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders (1881)
Rickman, Thomas, 1776-1841 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 105
one half employed to carrythe ribs of the vaults in the aisle; the other half carried upabove on the other side, to support the ribs which stretch acrossthe central space.] 76 THE NORMAN STYLE. Of this style, it will be proper to remark two buildings thatdeserve attention ; the one for its… … Norman Staircase, Canterbury, c. 1160. and the other the staircase leading to the Eegistry at Canter-bury Cathedral. With respect to ornaments, few surpass thoseof a ruined tower at Canterbury, generally called Etlielberts °,and those on the front of Castle Acre Priory. [This tower has been…
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