An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1877)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford: J. Parker and Co. · leaf 276
ne, though it is rare to find one perfect. The design is generally the same, or there is at least a great general resemblance: the principal features are three large doorways, usually very much enriched with sculpture: over the central doorway is a large window, which generally has a foliated… … 250 THE EARLY FRENCH STYLE. .terminated by spires; in the larger buildings and widefronts these towers are outside of the aisles, and conse-quently clear of the side doorways; more commonlythey are over the west end of the aisles, and conse-quently the doorways form part of the towers. In…
Architecture, Gothic
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