Lectures on the rise and development of mediæval architecture (1879)
Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878 · London : J. Murray · leaf 78
he roof-cover-ing is always damp,and extremely difficult of repair; and we shall see that the loss ot heightwas soon compensated for by a subsequent inven-tion, while the substitution of a groined for abarrel vault not only introduced a beautiful inplace of a comparatively dull form, but did… … 56 LECTURES ON [LECTURE II. the abandonment of the half-barrel vaulting of theaisles, the need of abutment being now not continuous,but in detached points. The aisles were consequentlycovered with groined vaults, a cross wall being raisedupon their transverse arches, or arcs-doubleatix, whichserved…
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