Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 266
ceilinc]^surfaces between thetrusses were handleddecoratively, and theoaken open - timberceilings of many of theEnglish churches and fig. 138.—roof of nave, st. marys, westonzoy-civic or academic halls ^^^° (Christ Church Hall, Oxford ; Westminster Hall, London)are such noble and beautiful works as… … 234 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. Stone construction. Without the use of tie-rods to keepthe rafters from spreading, it brought the strain of the roofupon internal brackets low down on the wall, and produceda beautiful effect by the repetition of its graceful curves ineach truss. CHAPELS AND HALLS. Many…
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