Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 398
ay, the inhabitant of Tourainewho wishes to show his disgust at the interminableslowness of any task, shrugs his shoulders and says, Bah! It is like Saint-Maurice. In Gothic architecture, the dangers of slowness wereas great as those of niggardly or lax construction; andto those who do not know the… … ENTRANXE OF THE MANY CHOIR CHAPELS.—TOURS. 371 Tours 373 Built at a time when the rudimentary rules werefixed, determined, the church naturally has theform of a Latin Cross. The general outlines of theexterior are not always admirable. Seen from the river,
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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