Reber, Franz, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920, tr · New York : Harper & Brothers · leaf 418
transferred the style of his fortifications even toecclesiastical edifices—these characteristics being observable in theChapel of St. John in the Tower of London {Fig. 235). Its simpleplan, without a transept, the passage surrounding the choir withoutradial chapels, the plain and massive columns,… … *g- 23.5-—Interior of the Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London. during the twelfth century, closely follow the style of Normandy.The effect was generally more heavy and gloomy, because of themassiveness of the masonry, resulting from the employment of acasting of cement and stone chips between…
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