Lectures on the rise and development of mediæval architecture (1879)
Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878 · London : J. Murray · leaf 275
totally different system ; andwe know that the ancients them-selves were anything but asslavish in their adherence tothem as their modern imitators.In a purely arcuated system,however, it became clear thatsuch rules were out of placeand inconsistent with reason.Circumstances, in a majority ofcases,… … Fig 145-Priory Church, Bridlington.Part of remains of Cloisters. lecture vi.] MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE. 231 variety of proportion became admissible. Take, asan example, the crypt under the choir of York minster.Its height being prescribed by circumstances, and theportion of it required for the…
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