Faure, Elie, 1873-1937, Pach, Walter, 1883-1958 · New York and London : Harper & brothers · leaf 356
y. At Coutances, the lines of thespires of the central tower and of the polygonal bel-fries are characterized by the ascending movementwith which they launch upward everywhere. Theypenetrate space with a flight so pure and so bare thattheir points are lost in it like voices. Laon, from itsbase to… … CouTANCES (xiii Century). Spire of the cathedral. 330 MEDIEVAL ART storm, and the old spire of Chartres is a golden flamehung in the mist. VII Nothing in this social and natural expression isforeign to the earth and to the people from which itcame forth spontaneously. And the unity of thesymphony…
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