Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 231
r two bays of the nave were substantially finished. The •uof, completeness, harmony, and vigor of FIG. 116.—PLAN OF NOTRE conccptlon of thls remarkable church DAME, PARIS. contrast strikingly with the makeshifts and hesitancy displayed in many contemporary monuments * This cathedral will be… … GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN FRANCE. 199 in other provinces. The difficult vaulting over the radiat-ing bays of the double ambulatory was here treated withgreat elegance. By doubling the number of supports inthe exterior circuit of each aisle (Fig. 116) each trapezoidalbay of the vaulting was divided…
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