THE EARLY AND CLASSIC GOTHIC STYLE C. II50-r. 1250

records parts of buildings, the ground plans of church choirs (fig.
22), a tower of Laon Cathedral (he says: "I have been in many
countries as you can see from this book, but I have never seen such
another tower"), windows from the choir of Rheims (fig. 24; he
says: "I was on my way to Hungary, when I drew this, because I
liked it best"), and a rose window at Lausanne. He traces a labyrinth,
and draws foliage. He designs a foliated end for a choir stall and a
lectern with three evangelists. He has diagrams of mouldings and of
timber construction. He adds proudly a good many pieces of machin-
ery, a sawmill, a device for lifting heavy weights, and also such auto-
mata as a lectern eagle that turns its head, or a beatable metal orb
for a bishop to hold in his hand. He even notes a recipe for getting
rid of superfluous hair.J

ZJ. ELEVATION OF THE NAVE OF NOYON z6. ELEVATION OF THE NAVE OF LAON
CATHEDRAL, DESIGNED ff, 1150. CATHEDRAL, DESIGNED t* 1170,
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