An introduction to English church architecture : from the eleventh to the sixteenth century (1913)
Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London : H. Milford · leaf 314
andhe himself cannot explain to others.Yet it is possible for any one, with alittle trouble, to get a grip of the lead-ing principles of mediaeval carpentry asapplied to roof construction. And it is worth while ; for our open timber roofs are as great an achievement as our stonevaults.^ RAFTER… … If the rafters are of verv small 1 If there is one feature which above all others distinguishes the earlier builders of this country fromthose of all others, it is that they were skilled beyond all others in the science and practice of carpentry.. . . The churches erected by the English medieval…
Church architecture · Cathedrals
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