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Page 390
... buttresses and flying buttresses of the nave , the great south portal with its rose and gable . The nave and choir roof line itself and the roof area are , however , unifying factors of great importance accented at the back by the ...
... buttresses and flying buttresses of the nave , the great south portal with its rose and gable . The nave and choir roof line itself and the roof area are , however , unifying factors of great importance accented at the back by the ...
Page 411
... buttresses and that when the buttresses become the center of interest , the design has taken a wrong turning . Paris and Bourges have much the same apsidal plan in that the circular line which inscribes the main buttresses is the ...
... buttresses and that when the buttresses become the center of interest , the design has taken a wrong turning . Paris and Bourges have much the same apsidal plan in that the circular line which inscribes the main buttresses is the ...
Page 413
... buttresses of Amiens . It is carried to its ultimate in a double form at Reims where the buttresses are so slight that they scarcely seem to be made of stone . Pursuing the ultimate along the lines of the Strasbourg gambit , we come to ...
... buttresses of Amiens . It is carried to its ultimate in a double form at Reims where the buttresses are so slight that they scarcely seem to be made of stone . Pursuing the ultimate along the lines of the Strasbourg gambit , we come to ...
Contents
Chapter Two ON ARCHITECTURAL TRAVEL IN GENERAL | 11 |
Chapter Four ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND WHERE | 71 |
English Features | 417 |
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References to this book
The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That ... Jake Morrissey,J. P. Morrissey No preview available - 2005 |