The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 242
... towers , completed 1439 , to St. Martin at Courtrai , 1390-1439 ; Ste . Walburge at Audenaerde , rebuilt , except the choir , 1414-1515 , with a tower 295 ft . high , by J. van den Eecken ; NĂ´tre Dame at Anvers , the only five- aisled ...
... towers , completed 1439 , to St. Martin at Courtrai , 1390-1439 ; Ste . Walburge at Audenaerde , rebuilt , except the choir , 1414-1515 , with a tower 295 ft . high , by J. van den Eecken ; NĂ´tre Dame at Anvers , the only five- aisled ...
Page 959
... towers terminating the aisles . Another tower rose from the intersection of the cross ( the smaller churches had but this one ) , while it was only of suffi . cient elevation to break the long line of nave , choir , and transepts , all ...
... towers terminating the aisles . Another tower rose from the intersection of the cross ( the smaller churches had but this one ) , while it was only of suffi . cient elevation to break the long line of nave , choir , and transepts , all ...
Page 961
... tower was placed at the east end of the nave , with a chancel at the end ; the tower was much narrower than the nave , but exactly the width of the lofty arch support- ing it , so that now the roof has gone , the construction appears ...
... tower was placed at the east end of the nave , with a chancel at the end ; the tower was much narrower than the nave , but exactly the width of the lofty arch support- ing it , so that now the roof has gone , the construction appears ...
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