Gothic architecture in England : an analysis of the origin & development of English church architecture from the Norman conquest to the dissolution of the monasteries (1906)
Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London : B.T. Batsford · leaf 358
It is the fashion to abuse these as unconstructional ; but as a matter of fact each is an elongated voussoir of a transverse arch ; and each is the founda- tion on and round which is built up with marvellous skill one of the inverted conoids or trumpets of the fan vault. Height of Spring. — Much… … Durham, S. Aisle of Choir. Gloucester, S. Transept. worse it looks. On the other hand, if the spring is very high up, the clerestory windows are unmasked ; the vault itself is well lighted, its beauty can be seen ; all heaviness disappears ; as in GLOUCESTER CHOIR (59), it seems to float on the…
Architecture, Gothic · Architecture · Church architecture
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