. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. f—i>=r- IK). j-availi- i>t roiitDiMMi. From Hupii<li-I{) TOWERS AND SPIRES sort of transeptal chapel. Thus the Normans varied the po-sition of the bell towers with great freedom, in order to obtaina picturesque exterior design. As for the towers themselves, their development was gov-erned by esthetic, rather than by structural towers may be divided into two broad categories: theone consisting of those of many stories, and the other of those ofonly three. M
. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. f—i>=r- IK). j-availi- i>t roiitDiMMi. From Hupii<li-I{) TOWERS AND SPIRES sort of transeptal chapel. Thus the Normans varied the po-sition of the bell towers with great freedom, in order to obtaina picturesque exterior design. As for the towers themselves, their development was gov-erned by esthetic, rather than by structural towers may be divided into two broad categories: theone consisting of those of many stories, and the other of those ofonly three. M. Ruprich-Robert considers that all the manystoried towers are of early date, and that all the three-storiedtowers are late. This is certainly a mistake, as is shown bythe details of ornament, and the theory has led the learnedarchaeologist into several serious errors. But although somethree-storied towers are clearly early, jNI. Ruprich-Robertsthesis generally holds. That is, the general progress is towardssimplicity and restraint in design. In this the Norman schoolshowed marked superiori
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