An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1861)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J.H. and J. Parker · leaf 53
RMAN PERIOD. not vaulted, in the earlier examples. Groined stonevaults were introduced towards the end of the eleventhcentury in castles as well as in churches; rib-vaultingnot before the twelfth. The number of churches which were commenced inthe reign of the Conqueror and his successor was… … 20. Early Norman Arch and Window, Chapel in the White Tower, London, a.d. 1081. The chapel in the White Tower, London (20), is one of the best andmost perfect examples of this period ; its character is massive andplain, though the work is well executed. Its plan is oblong, consist-ing of a nave…
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