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...Vers le commencement du XIII^e siècle, l'architecte de la cathédrale de Chartres cherchait des combinaisons de fenêtres entièrement neuves pour éclairer la haute nef. Il s'était astreint, dans les collatéraux, aux habitudes de son temps, c'est-à-dire qu'il avait percé des fenêtres terminées par des arcs en tiers-point, ne remplissant pas l'espace compris entre les piles; il

avait voulu laisser à ce soubassement l'aspect d'un mur...

This image comes from Dictionary of French Architecture from 11th to 16th Century (1856) by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc (1814-1879).

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current	16:07, 8 July 2015		630 × 1,022 (222 KB)	RokerHRO	optipng -o7 -i0 → 29.85% decrease
	19:02, 16 February 2006		630 × 1,022 (316 KB)	BuzzWikimedia	...Vers le commencement du XIII<sup>e</sup> siècle, l'architecte de la cathédrale de Chartres cherchait des combinaisons de fenêtres entièrement neuves pour éclairer la haute nef. Il s'était astreint, dans les collatéraux, aux habitudes de son temp