Early renaissance architecture in England; a historical & descriptive account of the Tudor, Elizabethan & Jacobean periods, 1500-1625, for the use of students and others (1901)
Gotch, J. Alfred (John Alfred), 1852-1942 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 100
a feelingof doubt creeps in as to whether we see here the originalarrangement unaltered. The hall, too, is of such a height asto embrace two tiers of windows, another most unusual treat-ment. In the ordinary way the windows would have beenmade lofty in proportion to the hall. If the existing… … 39.—Sutton Place, Surrey. Details (1523—25). obtain external symmetry. Apart from this point, the planadheres to the usual lines. The hall connects the two wings, andthe sides of the court are formed by a series of small chambersapproached either through each other or from the outer air.The…
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