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 240
wyears ago it was thought that these vaults were thespecial mark of the Gothic style, that they were inventedin North France, and that Morienval is the earliest churchwhere the system was applied, but it is not now consideredthat this church dates from before 1120-5. The simplest form of an ogival… … BEAUVAIS CATHEDRAL. THE APSE ANDFLYING BUTTRESSES Face p. 154 V ^ VARIETIES OF VAULTS ^S5 compartment is crossed by two diagonal ribs, and this iscalled quadripartite vaulting. The high vaults of the French churches, built in thelast half of the twelfth century, usually had six cells to…
Art, Medieval
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