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 308
. The structureclearly shows that Reims had been studied, the designof the nave-bays, with their pillars, arcades and aisle win-dows, being practically the same. The transverse vaultingribs are here also larger than the diagonal ribs.* The * It has been pointed out above, p. 156, that this… … BOURGES CATHEDRAL. WEST PORCHES Face p. 208 •7- AMIENS 209 greatest difference is in the much more important tri-forium, and in the four-light traceried windows of theclerestory, which are substituted for the abnormally widetwo-light windows of Reims. The special wonder ofAmiens, after the portal,…
Art, Medieval
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