[Gutenberg 63978] • The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century · vol. 2/3

Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Architecture of Scotland, Vol. 2: From the Earliest Christian Times to the Seventeenth Century

Norman edifices which preceded it. In the latter, although arching and even vaulting were employed, the arched system of construction was in an elementary state, and the inert mass of the walls was chiefly relied on as a counterpoise to the thrusts of the arches.

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