Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 363
th, especially that of the choir,detracts from the effect of the dome, and the poverty, ofdetail gives the whole a somewhat bare aspect. It is in-tended to relieve this ultimately by a systematic use of mo-saic decoration, especially in the dome. The central areaitself, in spite of the awkward… … FIG. 186.—PLAN OF ST. PAULs,LONDON. THE RENAISSANCE IN GREAT BRITAIN. 331 tjde and grandeur. The dome above it is constructively in-teresting from the employment of a cone of brick masonryto support the stone lantern which rises above the exteriorwooden shell. The lower part of the cone forms the…
Architecture -- History
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
