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 384
Aisle in Henry VII.s Chapel, Westminster. Bk. VII. Ch. III. VAULTS. 365 the architects had got back to precisely the point from which theystarted, namely, the necessity of a square space for the erection of asatisfactory intersecting vault. The Romans saw this, and neverswerved from it. The… … Retro-choir, Peterborough Cathedral. (Cath. lib.) central aisles, it always led to an awkwardness that was hardly eversuccessfully conquered. In some instances, as in the retro-choir atPeterborough (1438-1528), two windows are boldly but awkwardlyincluded in one bay (Woodcut No. 818), and the…
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