A history of art for classes, art-students, and tourists in Europe (1889)
Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · New York, Chicago, A.S. Barnes & company · leaf 118
thenew style, as regards the use of piers, is mainly a result of theexhaustion of this supply of columns from the ruins. An increasein the average size of the important cathedrals, and the introduc-tion of the vaulting (arched ceiling of brick or stone), were alsocauses for the use of piers in…
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