Westminster abbey and the cathedrals of England (1895)
Farrar, Frederic William, 1831-1903, Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868, Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815-1881 · Philadelphia : J. C. Winston & co. · leaf 171
dy said, the western doorways, of remarkable beauty aud richness, thelower portions of the towers, and the side gables, bear witness to Alexanders munificenceand the skill of his architect. The towers were originally capped with tall spires oftimber, covered with lead. These were removed at the… … BISHOP ALRXAXDKRS DOORWAY. Lincoln. 165 Much as there is to see witliin and about the miuster, we caunot yet leavethe west front. It will be seen that Remigiuss plain Norman walls are set in akind of frame of richly arcaded work of Early English date. Though architect-urally a mistake, for it does…
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