Architecture; an introduction to the history and theory of the art of building (1912)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London: Williams and Norgate · leaf 168
164 ARCHITECTURE paratively short columns. Another develop- ment of the stilted arch was made by continu- ing the upper curve below the true spring- ing, which, of course, made the space less directly above the capitals, that is, the arch became of horseshoe form (fig. 36). Nook- shafts seem to… … Indian and Chinese must derive from the Arab lattice. Minarets — very tall and slender towers — were built, which compare in beauty with Western spires. Foiled arches were carried further in design and handed to the West by the Moors in Spain. The dome was perfected as an external architectural…
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