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 325
ier-arches in the wall areperfectly distinct and well understood, and that the angles of the piersare softened and ornamented by shafts and other subordinate mem-bers. Altogether, it is evident that that subdivision of labor (if theexpression may be used) which was so characteristic of the true… … 741. Section of San Michele, Pavia. (From Agincourt.) No scale. proportions in size and solidity. In a century from the date of thischurch the required progress had been made; a century later it hadbeen carried too far, and the artistic value of the style was lost in meremasonic excellence. San…
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