1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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... transepts . The eleva- tion of their walls is traditionally divided into three lev- els , and the walls themselves ... transept , a ' Norman gallery ' located along the clerestory wall , and an internal colonnade . The continuous line of ...
... transepts . The eleva- tion of their walls is traditionally divided into three lev- els , and the walls themselves ... transept , a ' Norman gallery ' located along the clerestory wall , and an internal colonnade . The continuous line of ...
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... transept or had transepts that projected only slightly , to the Picardy cathedrals of Noyon and Sois- sons , with complex layouts and large transverse bod- ies . The common denominator of these structures is the urge to achieve the ...
... transept or had transepts that projected only slightly , to the Picardy cathedrals of Noyon and Sois- sons , with complex layouts and large transverse bod- ies . The common denominator of these structures is the urge to achieve the ...
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... transept end in a richly decorated projecting atrium above which a series of fine lancet windows connects to rose windows , creating an extraordinary luminous surface that opened the way for the later transepts of St Denis and Paris ...
... transept end in a richly decorated projecting atrium above which a series of fine lancet windows connects to rose windows , creating an extraordinary luminous surface that opened the way for the later transepts of St Denis and Paris ...
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