A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 183
ts.Even here it will be observed how awkwardlythe circle fits into the spherical triangle of the upper part of thewindow. Indeed, there is an insuperable awkwardness in the smalltriangles necessarily left in fitting circles into the spaces above thelancets, and beneath the pointed head of the… … Window at St. Ouen. 15k. III. Cn. X. CIRCULAR WINDOWS. 16; been able to obviate the discordance between the conflicting lines of the circle and spherical triangle. At last, after two centuries of earnest trial, the builders of those days found themselves constrained to abandon entirely these…
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