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 295
the practice of thus ornamenting the vaults at this late datecontrast ssingularly with what was done in earlier stages of the style. One of the defects of Spanish architecture, after the earliest ex-amples in the round-arched forms, is the poverty of its vaults. Gene- » The church of St. Eustache… … Bk VII. Ch. II. LATE SPANISH GOTHIC. 275 rally they are like those of the French ; but owing to the vast extentthey attained at Gerona, Manresa, and elsewhere, the one lean rib inthe centre and the absence of any ridge-rib make themselves morepainfully felt than even in the French examples. When in…
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