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
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… … 587. One Bay of Cathedral at ExeterScale 25 ft. to 1 in. seems to have been reached here more successfully than elsewhere.The proportion of the width of a bay to its height is here also mostpleasing; it is as 1 to 5£.! Sometimes, as at Exeter, it sinks as lowas 1 in3, but the whole effect of the…
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