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 219
ects these colleges resembled the monastic establish-ments which, to a certain extent, they may be considered as super-seding. The principal difference was that the church of the monastery-became subdued into a chapel exclusively devoted to the use of theinmates of the college. In all these… … that the architects lavished their art, and, generally speaking, theseare most entitled to be considered as architectural features. Evennow there are in England at least a hundred of these halls, eitherentire and in use, or sufficiently perfect to render their restoration easy. All have deeply and…
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