Manual of ecclesiastical architecture. Comprising a study of its various styles, the chronological arrangements of its elements, and its relation to Christian worship (1897)
Martin, William Wallace, 1851- · Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings; New York, Eaton & Mains · leaf 204
andeurof its nave, but also for the majestic beauty of itstowers. One type of Gothic church, as judged fromwithout, has a central tower in the western front.The portal, through which the people enter into thechurch, consists of a single pointed and deeply-re-cessed doorway. It is an archway through… … NAVE AND CHOIR, I^INCOLN CATHEDRAI.. l82 Ecclesiastical Architecture. Fig. 129. Freiberg Cathedral (Fig. 129) presents this type. Thetower is the foundation for the octagonal spire, whichbelow is a prism with eight sides, above a pyramid with eight faces. The genius ofthe artist transformed…
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