American churches ... A series of authoritative articles on designing, planning, heating, ventilating, lighting and general equipment of churches as demonstrated by the best practice in the United States (1915)
Cram, Ralph Adams, 1863-1942, Baker, James McFarlan · New York, The American architect · leaf 26
eractsthe converging lines of vertical perspect- AMERICAN CHURCHES ive,_it also throws the vanishing point toan infinite distance and thus contributesto an effect of vertical height. The slightwidening of the nave in the upward direc-tion is occasionally found in timber-roofedchurches in England,… … FIG. 9. The nave at Lichfield, looking- toward the choir. This view shows thebend in plan of the choir toward the north, as seen in the central rib of thevaulting ; and the widening refinement. The vaulting-shafts incline from thepavement up, with a bend near the arcade caps, which gives an effect…
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