A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 155
-quently contractedstill more the onespot where, accord-ing to architecturalpropriety, an ex-tended area was ofvital importance tothe due harmony ofthe design. In the presentinstance the archi-tect took for the baseof his design thewhole width of thenave and aisles, con-structing in it anoctagon,… … 570. Plan of Winchester Cathedral. Scale 100 ft. to 1 in. (From Britton.) Bk. VI. Ch. III. PLANS OF ENGLISH CATHEDRALS. 135 extent of that originally existing, and, more than this, a propriety andpoetry of design which are not to be found elsewhere. All this toowas carried out with the exquisite…
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