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Medieval architecture; its origins and development : with lists of monuments and bibliographies (1909)

Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933 · New York : Baker and Taylor Co. · leaf 94

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evelopment of the rib vault in the first quarterof the XII century. It has been seen that as early as the year1120, by means of the pointed arch, a certain crude masteryhad already been obtained over the rib vault on a square, andprobably also on an oblong, plan — a mastery very far shortof… … - :-*- III. 163.—Narthex of St. Leu dEsserent MORIENVAL merit of which the date has been endlessly controverted,1 butwhich I believe may be assigned to about 1122 — was intro-duced a new feature hitherto quite without parallel in the archi-tecture of the He de France. Up to this moment the churches…

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