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 441
. The whole is used witha Doric simplicity and boldness which is very remarkable. Sometimes,it must be confessed, this independence of constraint is carried a littletoo far, as in the pier-arches at Jedburgh (Woodcut No. 870), whichare thrown across between the circular pillars without any… … 871, Arches in Kelso Abbey. period. Here the excessive strength of the arch in great measureexcuses it. Besides the general grandeur of their designs, a great deal of thedetail of these abbeys is of the richest and best class of the age. Thefavourite form, as at Leuchars, is that of circular arches…
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