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The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .. (1853)

Bullock, John, ed · New York, Stringer & Townsend · leaf 226

An illustration from The history and rudiments of architecture; embracing, I. The orders of architecture; II. Architectural styles of various countries; III. The nature and principles of design in architecture; and, IV. An accurate and complete glossary of architectural terms .., 1853, leaf 226
ning arch (called aWelsh arch,) which is supported by the ribsabove its vortex. This construction was notcommon in the pure Gothic, though exam-ples occur in the beautiful domed kitchen atDurham, and in Winchester cathedral nave ;in the latter unnecessarily, for the sidearches rise as high as the… … 220 HISTORY AND RUDIMENTS works, led, in the fifteenth century, to a simplification oftheir general form, yet admitting of indefinite increase in thedecoration. This was the beautiful invention of what iscalled fan-tracery vaulting, (Very improperly, for a fan-likearrangement of ribs may be, and…

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