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 242
f believersbefore the highaltar of their Lord.It is not, there-fore, before sucha magnificent win-dow of the per-pendicular stylethat we feel itslimitations. Thetransoms of thisstyle seem hereappropriate sup-port for the feetof the heavenlyvisitants. Yet per-pendicular traceryin the windows ofthe… … CHOIR, GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL. § Ramiform Vault. The English architects in theperpendicular style developed a most remarkable modi-fication of the ribbed vault. The peculiarity in thisnew construction of the vault consisted in making thevaulting ribs many in number, springing from onepoint, like so…
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