An introduction to English church architecture : from the eleventh to the sixteenth century (1913)
Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London : H. Milford · leaf 323
ms ; they were brought at greatcost in wheel cars, each drawn by twelve oxen, which took six or seven weeksgoing- to and from Shrewsbury. Worst of all, however massive, tie-beams tendedto sag in the centre : to prevent this, timber of enormous scantling was oftenemployed ; f.o., in the Vicars… … A. \V. Hereford : Vicars Cloister camber the tie-beam, cutting away a great deal of its under surface at and near thecentre, thus giving it more or less of an arched form. This was a favourite remedyat all times ; from the aisle roof of St. Martins, Leicester, which is latethirteenth-century work,…
Church architecture · Cathedrals
Internet Archive · Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
