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A B C of Gothic architecture (1882)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] Parker and Co. · leaf 22

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minster at that time was not built: it is probable thata nave was built in the twelfth century, but of thischurch we have no remains. The dormitory was inall probability building at the same time, as the monksor canons who had to perform the service in the churchmust have required a place to sleep… … Westminster Abbey, A.D. 1066. The Dark Cloister under the Dormitory, now the Schoolroom,and Windows of the Dormitory, 12 THE EARLY NORMAN PERIOD. at the foot; the work is rude and clumsy Norman,with wide-jointed masonry, and the capitals left plain,to be painted or carved afterwards. Soon after the…

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