Letters of an architect, from France, Italy, and Greece (1828)
Woods, Joseph, 1776-1864 · London : J. and A. Arch · leaf 77
hich you are told supports the whole roof, but which in fact supportsnothing, being itself suspended by the converging rafters. There is aspace of about six feet between the tie-beam and the top of the vaults. The single story of side aisles, the polygonal end of the choir, the pierswhich support… … SilRINE-WORK . CATHEDRAL AT CHARTRES. 53 the presence of some circular arches in the towers, might otherwise ren-der doubtful. The single story of aisles and the greater height of thebuilding seem to indicate a later period than Notre Dame at Paris, buton the other hand the smaller windows,…
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