Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 537
omed structures of theRomanic period. It became custom-ary to place the heavy buttress-pierswithin the building instead of without,thus forming a number of chapels uponthe sides. In the Cathedral of Alby{Fig. 307) an imposing gallery wasbuilt above these chapels, the summitsof its cross-vaults… … Fig. 307.—Plan of the Cathedral ofAlby. in several buildings in South-western France, the towers of the cathedrals ofNarbonne and Beziers, as well as thoseof a number of parochial and convent churches, having almost theappearance of fortifications. The walls naturally became eventhicker in those…
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