Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 234
APSED TRANSEPTS 149 was destroyed a century ago: The transept of Valen-ciennes ^ was one of the most famous architectural monu-ments of the North-west of France ; it was built c. 1160-80 (Fig. 62). As at Tournay and Cambrai there was a … \ * • *-v - * *%. •%• -- -* • ,<• -»••«* •» ^ * . I > ^ • •^ Fig. 62. Plan of destroyed church of Valenciennes with apsed transepts. lantern tower over the crossing. There cannot be a doubtof the ultimate Byzantine origin of the whole groupthrough Cologne and Tournay. The use of…
Art, Medieval
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