How to know architecture : the human elements in the evolution of styles (1914)
Wallis, Frank Edwin, 1862-1929 · New York : Harper and Brothers · leaf 268
ach period. Clearly a result of too much library and oftoo little invention. The first period is called by the bibliomancies EarlyEnglish.5 It corresponds in growth with the finishedtwelfth-century Gothic of France, and is about one hun-dred years behind its parallel in France. It shows the… … HOW TO KNOW ARCHITECTURE is frequently called Lancet Gothic. The columns areslender in proportion to the height, and are groupedaround a central part. The form of the arch will be asure indication of the gradual return to the true post-and-lintel form of construction. The steep, lancet-shaped arch…
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