Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy (1915)
Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge [Eng.] University Press · leaf 312
brick involves somedifficulty in making a good junction at the apex: if thejoints radiate, as in masonry they would, to the twocentres, the topmost bricks would be imperfect. Around arch presents no such difficulty, as all the jointsradiate from one point and the voussoirs are all alike.This… … The Duomo S. Gottardo MILAN CH. xxiv] NORTH ITALY 179 points from which the arch is struck. In the example jointing of(Fig. 186) from a palace at Citta della Pieve the pointed Ek^^arch is jointed in this manner. In the window from ^^^^^^Lucca (Fig. 187) the same system of jointing is appliedto the…
Architecture, Gothic
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