Brown, G. Baldwin (Gerard Baldwin), 1849-1932 · New York : C. Scribner · leaf 248
d by Mr. C. H. Moore ofCambridge, Massachusetts,1 the writerreviews the features of the Gothicedifice one by one, carefully pointingout in the manner of M. Viollet-le-Ducthe constructive origin of each, until hecomes to the spire, of which he justlysays; Of external features none is more striking,… … Fig. 17.—Flying but-tresses weighted with pin-nacles, from Rheims. 230 Architectural Beauty part hi makes no attempt however to explain the use of the spirein construction, and as a fact no valid constructive groundcan be assigned to it; we must accordingly pronounce thatthis—the most beautiful and…
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