Identifier: dictionaryofarch02stur (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909
Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architects
Publisher: New York : The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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from the Cistercians, such as square apses andcross-vaulting. The vaulted hall church withsingle nave became a favourite monastic schemein Umbria, and spread south through theAbrnzzi, east through the Marches, and else-where. Umbria, the birthplace of the Francis-can order, set the type for Franciscan architec-ture. The hall type was used in S. Francescoat Assisi (1228), of three bays with bold-ribbedcross-vaults. It was better suited than the three-aisled scheme for preaching to large aiuliences,the main object of Franciscan and Dominicanchurches. Era Filippo da Campello, who com-pleted S. Francesco at Assisi, also built S. Fran-cesco at Gualdo Tadino on the same plan, amiS. Chiara at Assisi. The hall form was givento Franci.scan churches at Terni (1265) andTrevi, which, while unvaulted, has, like Assisi,a lower church. The chuich at Gubbio (about1290) is an instance of the three-ai.sled scheme,a Latin cross, with twelve octagonal piers.Other churches were built by the Franciscans57G
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ITALY (tliirtecnth to fourteeutli centuries) at Aequa-sparta, Amelia, Caseia, Cittk di Castello, S.Geiuiiii, Montefaleo, Monteleone, Nariii, Orvi-eto, riedihioo, Rieti, ami Toili. In coinparisonthe Doiuiiiicau order makes a poor showing. During tlie fourteenth century the mostgrandiose Gotliic churches -were built. Suchwere S. Fortunato at Todi, S. Domenico atPerugia, and that gem, the cathedral of Or-vieto. In S. Fortunato (founded 1292; com-pleted 14G5), the upper end was the work ofthe fourteenth, the lower of the fifteenth cen-tury. The six piers of the nave consist ofeight engaged shafts, and tlieir clear lines andslender proportions are admirable. Tlie iletailof faij.ade and interior is exquisite, and in sym-metry and approach to Northern Gothic thischurch is superior to most Tuscan, Bolognese,and Venetian rivals. S. Domenico at Perugia,begun in 130-1, was on a similar grandiosescale, but is rebuilt, and late Gothic is repre-sented in Perugia by the cathedral. Thecathedral at Or

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