Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 188
st and tend to support one another. The employment of thepointed arch in doors and windows was a convenienceof use following that which was absolutely necessary,and its application to decorative details was a naturalconsequence. A consideration favoring the use of the pointed archwas its… … FiG. 97.—West Fbont. Melrose Abbey. 174 EOMAX AND MEDIEVAL ART. nected by ribs with the ceiling of the nave. The givennumber of piers represents ribbed supports for every bayof the aisles (compare the aisle of Peterborough, Fig. 78)which are half the width of the nave ; but because theround arches…
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