Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 396
ntric edifices which had long been com-mon in this region. In some cases the cupola was divided byribs, which were placed not only in the diagonal but in the axes ofthe plan, the dome thus approaching in appearance to a Gothic FRANCE, 359 vault with stellar groins. This method was probably derived… … Fig. 216.—Facade of the Cathedral of Angouleme. cross-vaults at Vezelay. These systems did not, however, attain toa higher degree of perfection, for the Gothic style, which in themean time had made its appearance, absorbed the attention and theconstructive ingenuity of the builders. 360…
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