TIMBER ROOFSX 3o6 (lOrmC ARCHITKCTURK rafter root, into the hollow of which the vault could rise,or which could be ceiled with panellinj^s, or, by fashionini^the struts and rafters into a curve, could be boarded intoa barrel roof. A large number of the parish churches, bothof England and France,… … THE ROOF OF ST. OUEN, ROLEN tendency to spread, and in France ties are almost universal,even w^hen the building is vaulted, and the roof in con-sequence has to be kept at its full height above the vault.In France, therefore, even the latest buildings generallyhave high-pitched roofs, while in…
Church architecture · Architecture, Gothic
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