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Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)

Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 342

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nd a quadrangular spire orpeaked bonnet which was added in the XV century. It has often been compared with the Old Towerof Chartres, but to suggest the likeness is to evokearguments and technicalities without number. Theschool of Viollet-le-Duc sees a specific relationshipbetween the two types, the… … the saint-romain tower which flanks thenorthern end of the fajade. —rouen. 315 Rouen 317 Doctors should decide where doctors disagree;to the laymans eye, resemblance exists between allthese towers. Like those of the famous Abbeys,Saint-Romains is absolutely separated from the bodyof the Cathedral.…

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