Prior, Edward S. (Edward Schröder), 1852-1932 · London : G. Bell and Sons · leaf 454
it- heraldry. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE AFTER 1350 433 were replaced by the line of neat and equal radius, that in effect shapedthe vault conoid (see fig. 251, |). 316) as a decorative corbel on whichthe ceiling rested like a level llag. This was the system of the fan vault (figs. 331, 332), needing on a… … 332. i;l,OUCESTKR. cr.OISTF.R, WITH I-INTRANCE TO LAVATORY. On the small scale of its first trials, however, no engineers skill wasnecessary; the effect was the reality, for the fan conoids were actuallycorbels of one or two stone blocks, and the level fillings between werea mere decorated cover…
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