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 167
y to have tired ofthe endless repetition of these forms, and, after trying every mode ofconcealing their sameness by covering them with tracery, they hit onthe happy expedient of cutting off their angles as shown at b and b b.This left a flat square space in the centre, which would have beenawkward… … 579. Roof of Cloister, Gloucester. fig. 1, the principal original lines were restored, and the central spacecould be subdivided by constructive lines to any extent required. Bythis process the square pyramid had become a polygonal cone of 24sides, which was practically so near a circle that it was…
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