An itinerary of the English cathedrals for the use of travellers (1901)
Gilchrist, James Grant, 1842-1906, comp, Perkins, Thomas, 1842-1907, ed · London, G. Bell & Sons · leaf 23
pas-sage behind the arches; in othercases there is a broad space, thefloor of which runs above the vault-ing of the aisle below. Generallythe triforium has no external windows, so that it has beensometimes called the Blind Story, to distinguish it from theupper story, which, being entirely above… … A CATHEDRAL BAY. ON THEIR ARCHITECTURE 13 and in front of the walls, to give access to the windows. Al-though the three stories of the nave have been taken as examplesfor the purpose of description, it must not be supposed thatthey are confined to it. The choir also has its lower arcading,its…
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