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 373
II. determined to rebuild the French chevet, the width of the otherchapels would seem to have been gov-erned by that of the Lady Chapel. This,however, was 30 ft. wide—much greaterthan any French chapel. To completethe ring, therefore, he was obliged tocarry them further west, so that the… … m *^i5^^->-|p^^ As the choir was sepulchral, to accommodate the shrine of the Confessor, the design wasappropriate, and its intro-duction in this instancecannot be regretted ; buton the whole, there isnothing in the church ofWestminster to make uswish that this featurehad become more com-mon on…
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