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History of mediæval art (1893)

Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 562

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f Westminster Abbey. Striking as the differences thus are between the early Gothic ENGLAND. 527 cathedrals of France and England in the interior, they are still moreapparent upon the exterior. The narrowness and lowness of theaisles are especially noticeable in the latter country, this effect… … Fig. 328.—Western Facade of the Cathedral of Salisbury. rising above the side aisles, and the flying buttresses, when em-ployed at all, were as simple as possible. Thus the horizontal mem-berment of the structure was greatly emphasized. The most strik-ing deviation from the French models is evident…

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