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... towers . But generally speaking the English tower arrangements are very special partly because the English facades which were screens did not accommodate themselves well to inte- gration of towers and partly because the English were ...
... towers . But generally speaking the English tower arrangements are very special partly because the English facades which were screens did not accommodate themselves well to inte- gration of towers and partly because the English were ...
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... tower is , therefore , more com- plicated than that of the tower in France , and the English central tower is generally more interesting than the lateral ones . Almost every English cathedral has an important central tower , al- though ...
... tower is , therefore , more com- plicated than that of the tower in France , and the English central tower is generally more interesting than the lateral ones . Almost every English cathedral has an important central tower , al- though ...
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... towers . Durham's central tower was ruined by lightning in 1429 . In the rest of the cathedrals the central tower begins to take command in a way that was impossible with Norman construction . The central tower of St. Alban's , built ...
... towers . Durham's central tower was ruined by lightning in 1429 . In the rest of the cathedrals the central tower begins to take command in a way that was impossible with Norman construction . The central tower of St. Alban's , built ...
Contents
Chapter Three ARCHITECTURAL TRAVEL WITH PARTICULAR | 35 |
Chapter Six THE ARCHITECTURE OF STONE | 151 |
English Features | 417 |
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The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That ... Jake Morrissey,J. P. Morrissey No preview available - 2005 |