Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France : including Bourges, Troyes, Reims and Rouen (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 390
andtheir vagaries,were often d e -structive of unityof design and, inthis instance, mayexplain the com-paratively lowtriforium and cler-estory which areunhappy andmarked defects ofthe Cathedralsmagnificent p r o -portions. The cen-tral vault was not completed until 1280, and the Westernend of the… … ONE OF THE FIVE AISLES OF THE NAVE.—BOURGES. 356 The Mature Gothic Six strongly marked buttresses separate the wall ofthe facade into five divisions, and each has a portal,an entrance into one of the five aisles of the nave. Thebuttresses which flank the central door are virtuallytiny towers, they…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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