Papers read at the Royal Institute of British Architects (1853)
Royal Institute of British Architects · London, Royal Institute of British Architects · leaf 48
intel of Nismes and Arles is, however, wanting, so that the barrel vaults are larger on the outside than on the inside, and in some the crown slopes, while in others the crown is level, and the resulting curve cannot be developed. Usually the circular aisle is covered by an intersecting vault,… … they got to the vaults, and then they were put to their wits’ end to finish their buildings, which are consequently full of hesitations and alterations, sometimes shewn inside the building, as at Notre Dame du Port, sometimes shewn outside, as in the alterations to the but- tresses at St. Semin,…
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