The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 393
hepower of the laity increased, all gradually assumed amore distinctive character, with certain differencescontingent on location. In the south, stone construction continued to holdsway, while in the north wood was the more popular,for in Champagne, Burgundy, and the royal domain,forests abounded,… … Ii vie L1I.—Half-timbered houses of Lisieux. OVERHANGING STORIES. 371 were hemmed in by fortified walls, which compelleda multiplication of stories as the population increased.To gain further space, each story overhung theone below, narrowing the street more and more andshutting off the light; but…
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