The story of art throughout the ages; an illustrated record (1904)
Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Simmonds, Florence · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 120
seems nearly certain that the firstGothic monuments were built in thelie dc France and in Picardy. Thesouth, where the light was morebrilliant, and the Roman tradition morevital, remained faithful to the Roman-esque basilica; in the North of France,from an early period, architects soughtto produce… … FIG. 169A. WESTMINSTER ABBEY, THE NAVE. (Photo, by Spooncr.) FIG. l6()B.—SALISBURY CATHEDRAL. (From Constables picture, Victoria and AlbertMuseum.) the North is a somewhat vagueterm, and though Gothic art firstflourished between the Seine and theSomme, it does not follow that theintersecting arch…
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