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 250
interesting in com-parison with NotreDame. This class isintermediate between the simple vessel and the cruciformtype of church. The transepts, if they were arcaded likethe nave, sometimes had two towers to each, one at theend of each aisle, as at Laon, Chartres, &c. At Tournay, Cambrai,… … Fig. 69, Plan of east transept and chevet ofthe church of St, Quentin. 164 OFFICE OF TOWERS The office of towers, in the economy of these greatbuildings, was to furnish large buttressing masses. Forthe purpose of stopping the arcades at the west end, onegreat tower sometimes took the place of two…
Art, Medieval
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