Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston : Houghton, Mifflin and Company · leaf 118
. The triforium of the nave is an 1 The lower has four arches in the central part, and two in each beside it, allthese eight spans having coupled smaller arches that have traceries. The upperhas eight arches or great niches in the central part, and five in each of the twolaterals, all flanked by… … AMIENS, THE CATHEDEAL. 85 arcade that has two larger and four smaller arches (in thechoir are six) in each bay, and stands out boldly from thewall. The clerestory is built with wonderful openness andlightness. The vaulting, as it usually is in France, is verysimply ribbed. The west end of the nave…
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