This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...the four evangelists, painted in the Byzantine style, and restored not long since The windows of the nave and aisles are composed of an ogive inclosing twin-trefoiled lancets, surmounted by quatrefoils. The external walls of the church are supported by numerous flying buttresses, and crowned by balustrades of panelled ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...the four evangelists, painted in the Byzantine style, and restored not long since The windows of the nave and aisles are composed of an ogive inclosing twin-trefoiled lancets, surmounted by quatrefoils. The external walls of the church are supported by numerous flying buttresses, and crowned by balustrades of panelled quatrefoils. The side entrance in the south transept is under a very beautiful pointed porch, surmounted by a magnificent rose, which, for its dimensions and richness of design, has not its equal in all Belgium. The large entrance in the front of the nave and at the base of the tower, is also composed of a very elegant porch, but there the sculpture is less abundant than in that of the transept. This porch and the tower were built in 1434, from the plans and under the direction of the architect Martin Utenhove, of Malines, upon the foundations of the former tower, destroyed by fire in the preceding year. Victor de Lichtervelde, burgomaster, and Anastasie d'Oulne, Viscountess of Ypres, laid the first stone. The tower remains unfinished, though it was twenty years building, but such as it is it "The organ-case at the extremity of the north transept was built a few years ago, in a style conformably with the rest of the church. The organ was previously placed on a fine pointed stone gallery, which the trustees have had the bad taste to remove. PART II. ARCH. I. H may still pass for one of the finest towers in Belgium. It is of a square form, built of brick ', and fifty-seven metres fifty-seven centimetres high CHURCH OF STE. GUDULE AND ST. MICHEL, AT BRUSSELS. The period of the foundation of the beautiful church of Ste. Gudule and St. Michel at Brussels, can be traced back to the eleventh century. Constructed by order of Lambert, second Count...
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Volume 4. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Clean text; age toned; front board loose; spine splitting; gilt text on spine; edges worn; half calf; marble boards; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 2150grams, ISBN:
