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... built in timber and has as a result proved somewhat ephemeral . Examples have survived from almost all periods , however , demonstrating techniques of timber framing often infilled with brick and sheathed in boarding , which at its best ...
... built in timber and has as a result proved somewhat ephemeral . Examples have survived from almost all periods , however , demonstrating techniques of timber framing often infilled with brick and sheathed in boarding , which at its best ...
Page 662
... built between 1245 and 1269 and are E.E. The vault is 31 m ( 102 ft ) to the ridge . The octagonal chapter house , vaulted from a central clustered pier is supported by bold flying buttresses , built in 1250. The nave , continued ...
... built between 1245 and 1269 and are E.E. The vault is 31 m ( 102 ft ) to the ridge . The octagonal chapter house , vaulted from a central clustered pier is supported by bold flying buttresses , built in 1250. The nave , continued ...
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... built many churches in the Gothic style , including the Church of the Holy Rood , Watford , Herts ( 1887 ) . New ... built as a studio - house for the artist J. A. M. Whistler , and was as uncon- ventional as its owner . It was designed ...
... built many churches in the Gothic style , including the Church of the Holy Rood , Watford , Herts ( 1887 ) . New ... built as a studio - house for the artist J. A. M. Whistler , and was as uncon- ventional as its owner . It was designed ...
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Architecture in the Ancient Near East | 47 |
Architecture in India and Pakistan | 86 |
Architecture in Sri Lanka | 109 |
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