Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 400
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, … the ARMS OF FLYING-BUTTRESSES STRETCH FROM THECATHEDRAL TO THESE . . . SUPPORTS.—TOURS. the stretch of the roofs is long and monotonous; thefagade is too elongated; and as at Bourges and Viviers,structual defects have necessitated awkward and uglyreinforcements. On the North side, at a short dis-…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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