Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 581
ave is far fromreaching a height equal to three times itswidth, a proportion generally adopted in thecontemporary cathedrals of France. TheGerman churches thus contrast favorablywith the French models in possessing a certain breadth and spa-ciousness. The greatest difference between the minsters of… … Fig. 345. — System of theMinster of Freiburg. GERMANY. 547 was completed at an earlier date, although not until the commence-ment of the fourteenth century {Fig. 346). The reconstruction of the Romanic Cathedral of Cologne wascommenced in the choir, on the 14th of August, 1248. It was atfirst only…
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