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 163
out, the art of vaulting had been so far perfected that that 1 This, and a considerable number ofthe woodcuts in this chapter, are bor-rowed from the plates of the beautifulseries of Handbooks of the English Cathedrals, in course of publication byMr. Murray. In order to prevent need-less… … 575. Nave of Lincoln Cathedral. (Catli. Hb.) vault of the usual quadrilateral form was successfully carried outbetween the years 1233 and 1284. It is probably to St. Hugh of Lincoln that we owe the first perfectvault in England. Coming from Burgundy he must have been familiar Bk. VI. Ch. III.…
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