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 190
they might obtain a varied and dignifiedsky-line, and they balanced every part against every other so as to-get the greatest value out of each without interfering with thewhole. A Gothic cathedral, however, is so complicated — there areso many parts and so many things to think of—that none can… … 2. West Front of Peterborough Cathedral.(From Brittons Picturesque Antiquities. 170 ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE. Part II. perhaps it might now be; but in the meanwhile the English, con-sidering the limited dimensions of their buildings, seem to haveapproached a perfect ideal more nearly than any other…
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