The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott (1895)
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1852 · Edinburgh : J. Grant · leaf 24
ost essential in a large church, both for durability, security from fire,1 and conveyance of sound. It is impossible to conceive stone ceilings better contrived than those of the ancient churches ; they are at once light, substantial, beautiful, and lofty. 1st. They are light, because, their… … In the groining of the later styles we find a great departure from the severe and consistent principles I have been describing. Henry the Seventh’s Chapel at Westminster is justly considered one of the most wonderful examples of ingenious construction and elaborate fan groining in the world, but at…
Architecture, Gothic
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