A guide to English Gothic architecture, illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs (1922)
Gardner, Samuel, 1856- · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 94
greatly to the impression produced by its lovely proportionsand soaring height. The rich 14th century ornamentation of the belfry contrasts with the simple andrather severe beauty of the Lancet work below. The flying buttresses which support the vault are afeature-of the exterior of the transept.… … Plate No. XXX. CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL. CENTRAL TOWER. <. i ;oo. P The famous Bell Harry Tower at Canterbury is the finest specimen of a Perpendicular tower. It is richlyornamented and so proportioned as to give a surprising effect of reaching upwards into infinity. Thisphotograph was taken before…
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