pier arch, and since the crownof that, from its smaller span, is, unless it is awkwardly stilted, much lower than the crown of the opposite wallarch, the vault slopes down in a very ugly manner. Thesedefects are clearly seen at Langres (1160), a rib-vaultedversion of Autun, and twenty years behind… … [C. H. w. SOISSONS CATHEDRAL the arches and vaults kept at any level desired. Thus atXotre Dame, Chalons-sur-^Iarne (p. 77), each pier of theapse carries three transverse arches over the aisle, one ina line with the centre of the apse and one on each side of it, 76 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE perpendicular…
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