Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 207
h in nave and aisles. Therewas no triforium gallery, andstability was secured only by ex-cessive thickness in the piersand clearstory walls, and bybringing down the main vaultas near to the side-aisle roofs aspossible. RHENISH EXTERIORS. Thesegreat churches, together withthose of Bonn and… … FIG. 100.—ONE BAY OF CATHEDRALAT SPIRES. EARLY MEDLCVAL ARCHITECTURE. 175 esqueness of their external design (Fig. loi). Especiallysuccessful is the massing of the large and small turretswith the lofty nave-roof and with the aps-es at one or both ends.The systematic use ofarcading to decorate…
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