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 225
h complete ig-norance ofthe op-portunity whichthey proffered formaking the rar-est and most per-fect ornamentever placed uponthe exterior ofany edifice. Theearly Gothic buttresses were narrow in front and haddisproportionate depth on the sides. They made thisimpression when viewed from base to… … j««*B*«*^ CHOIR OF NOTRK DAME, AT CHAI^ONS. Gothic Style. 203 § Contrasted Nave=bays. The early Gothic bay (Fig.143) shows resemblances, together with most marked dif-ferences, when compared with the bay of the RomanesqueFig. 143. style (Fig. 144). The strong cylin- drical column for the lower…
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