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 175
154 ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE. Part II. in the world which can vie with this part of the choir of Ely forpoetry of design or beauty of detail. The perfection of proportion, as of many other things, was reached in Westminster Abbey (1245-1269). … 586. Two Bays of the Nave of WestminsterAbbey. Scale 25 ft. to 1 in. Here the whole height is dividedinto two equal parts, and theupper subdivided into three, ofwhich one is allotted to the tri-forium, and two to the clerestory.It is true this involves the neces-sity of springing the vault froma…
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