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 22
n a spirewas placed on such an edifice it always fitted awkwardly. The art bywhich a tower was prepared for its termination, first by the graduatedbuttresses at its base, then by the strongly marked vertical lines of itsupper portion, and above all by the circle of spirelets at the top, out ofwhich… … View of the Duorno at Prato. (From Wiebeking.; an octagon on their square towers, it looked like an accident for whichnothing was prepared, and the spire was separated from it only by boldhorizontal cornices, instead of by vertical lines, as true taste dictated. In fact, the Italians seem to have…
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