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 269
725a. The Thurm, Mettlach. example at Mettlach (Woodcut No. 725a), near Treves, and known asthe Thurm, was built by Lioffinus, a British monk, 987-990. It isoctagonal in plan, with a triforium gallery, the arches of which arecarried on richly carved cubical capitals (Woodcut No. 7256). The 1 Taken… … building is 32 ft. in diameter and Gl ft. high, there being a thirdstorey above the triforium gallery. The same design as that of Nymwegen was repeated hi the choirof the nuns in the abbey church of Essen(c. 950 a.d.), where, however, there is adouble range of columns in the upper gallery.Of the…
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