Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] Parker and Co. · leaf 122
has led to some con-fusion of ideas on this subject. There is a marked distinction in the construction ofGothic vaults in England and France. In England,from the earliest period, each stone is cut to fit itsplace, in Erance the stones are cut square or ratheroblong, as in the walls, and only wedged… … Chapel of St. Blaise, Westminster Abbey, A.D. 1250. 112 THE EAJRLY ENGLISH STYLE. of labour, and consequently of expense. From thiscause stone vaults are far more common in France thanin England. From this cause also fan-tracery vaultingis peculiar to England, and it begins, in principle, asearly…
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