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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 90

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and where such great advantageshave been thrown away in so reckless a manner and by so unin-telligent a hand. The cathedral at Ratisbon is a far more satisfactory specimen ofGerman art than that of Strasburg. It is a small building, only272 ft. in length, and 114 in breadth internally, and covering… … As will be seen from the plan (Woodcut No. 516), it is much moreGerman than French in its arrangements, having three apses insteadof a chevet. The side-aisles are wide inproportion to the central one, the transeptsubdued, and altogether it is more likethe old round-arched Gothic basilica thanthe…

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