. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. the foundations to make use of this constructionwas S. Pietro in Ciel-dOro of Pavia, dating from 1132, althoughthe vaults of many older buildings have had to be subsequentlyreinforced by the addition of tie-rods. Another structural peculiarity of Lombard architecturebrought about by the difficulty of meeting the thrust of thevaults, was the use of wooden chains, embedded in the masonryto solidify the walls. Such chains are found at S. Ambrogioof Milan. They are concealed construction of the most f
. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. the foundations to make use of this constructionwas S. Pietro in Ciel-dOro of Pavia, dating from 1132, althoughthe vaults of many older buildings have had to be subsequentlyreinforced by the addition of tie-rods. Another structural peculiarity of Lombard architecturebrought about by the difficulty of meeting the thrust of thevaults, was the use of wooden chains, embedded in the masonryto solidify the walls. Such chains are found at S. Ambrogioof Milan. They are concealed construction of the most fla-grant type, and have the additional fault of being perishable, afault singularly aggravated by the fact that since they arehidden from sight, it is impossible to watch them. built over the transverse rib of the vaulting of the triforium gallery, and they in turn are vigor-ously reinforced by salient pilaster buttresses against the outside waif. (Moore, op. cit, p. 39.)None the less these vaults have never been secure. • E. g., S. Ambrogio of Milan. S. Michele of Pavia. Dartein, 462. 212. ^^^4Miif»iM^^^^f^^ jfs\jp!Aj^\^\^\^\ -A^ww;--7Fi. ll,l,. 10«. ^ Anliccl ..r S. Milan. Kroni Dailiiii^ FACADES Certain peculiarities of vaulting occur in the transepts andcrossing of Lombard churches. The transepts, at least in Pavia,were regularly covered with barrel vaults, with axis at right anglesto that of the nave (111. 103, 104). Over the crossing was placedthe Lombard cupola, one of the peculiar features of the was raised considerably above the other vaults, and con-sisted of a cloistered vault, usually octagonal, supported bysquinches. Externally the form of the vault was masked byan octagonal tower ornamented with several stories of archedcorbel-tables or galleries and covered with a flat roof (111. 104,105, 106). This feature gave architectural importance anddignity both internally and externally to the most importantpart of the church —
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