Spanish architecture of the sixteenth century; general view of the plateresque and Herrera styles (1917)
Byne, Arthur, 1883-1935, Byne, Mildred Stapley, 1875-1941 · New York, London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 338
er proportions wouldbring the hipped ends too close together. The top of thepeak Is truncated Into a long flat panel and across the faceof this the rafters pass In a continuous line; where they meeteach other at the hipped corners the actual Intersection isvisible between the double hip-rafters as… … CEILING IN THE COUNCIL ROOM OF THE AYUNTAMIENTO VIE JO, GRANADA. 309 ROYAL PALACE AT GRANADA 311 feature of this type of ceiling is the elaborate coupled tie-pieces (although in Cordova twisted iron rods were preferred).The coupled tie-pieces always rest on carved corbels and areabout 14 inches on…
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