The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideThomas Spencer Baynes A. and C. Black, 1875 - 908 pages |
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... ground - plan was taken , shortly before its destruction , nearly all the monastery , with the exception of the church , had been rebuilt . The church , the ground - plan of which bears a remarkable resemblance to that of Lincoln ...
... ground - plan was taken , shortly before its destruction , nearly all the monastery , with the exception of the church , had been rebuilt . The church , the ground - plan of which bears a remarkable resemblance to that of Lincoln ...
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... ground floor the chapter- house and calefactory , with the monks ' dormitory above ( M ) , communicating with the south transept of the church . At ( L ) was the staircase to the dormitory . The small cloister is at ( W ) , where were ...
... ground floor the chapter- house and calefactory , with the monks ' dormitory above ( M ) , communicating with the south transept of the church . At ( L ) was the staircase to the dormitory . The small cloister is at ( W ) , where were ...
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... ground - plan , was a domestic oratory or chapel , 46 feet by 23 feet , and a kitchen ( 7 ) , 50 feet by 38 feet . The whole arrangements and character of the building bespeak the rich and powerful feudal lord , not the humble father of ...
... ground - plan , was a domestic oratory or chapel , 46 feet by 23 feet , and a kitchen ( 7 ) , 50 feet by 38 feet . The whole arrangements and character of the building bespeak the rich and powerful feudal lord , not the humble father of ...
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... ground - plan and character . They were usually long parallelograms unbroken by tran- septs . The nave very usually consisted of two equal bodies , one containing the stalls of the brotherhood , the other left entirely free for the ...
... ground - plan and character . They were usually long parallelograms unbroken by tran- septs . The nave very usually consisted of two equal bodies , one containing the stalls of the brotherhood , the other left entirely free for the ...
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... ground . The city is above eight miles in circuit , and is built on sand , gravel , and boulder clay . The highest parts are from 90 to 170 feet above the sea . The chief thorough- fare is Union Street , nearly a mile long and 70 feet ...
... ground . The city is above eight miles in circuit , and is built on sand , gravel , and boulder clay . The highest parts are from 90 to 170 feet above the sea . The chief thorough- fare is Union Street , nearly a mile long and 70 feet ...
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