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 235
ne of the most imposingand lovely features in their wonderful edifices. §The Nave=bay. The pier-arch, the triforium, andthe clerestory (Fig. 150) compose the Gothic nave-bay.Consider first the pier-arch. Piers seem to spring fromthe ground, and to branch, forming arches and thegroined ribs for the… … Gothic Style. 213 seen in the engraving. Each archivolt, each groinedrib, has its own corresponding column in the cluster.Also, a glance at ^_^_ ^^^ the nave-side 01this pier exhibits acluster of columns,mounting as highas the clerestory,to give support to Vthe vaulting of thenave. Through theample…
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