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 358
other building in thesame style on a sufficient scale to admit of comparison with this is thenave of the cathedral at Florence just described, but that is nearly asmay be only half of its dimensions, or 36,000 ft. as compared with72,000. The chapels, too, at Bologna add practically a fifth… … 7G8. Section of San Petronio, Bologna. (From Wiebeking.) Scale 50 ft. to 1 in. as at Florence, and twelve side chapels where none exist in the otherexample, go far to redeem the lean mechanical look which is the greatdefect of this style. The great advantage San Petronio has over theFlorentine…
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