Strip+Buttress


 * Strip buttresses**: Bands of masonry joined by arches, designed to strengthen the walls of churches in medieval times. They became a typical decorative technique of the period. In this image of St. James’ Cathedral we can see the strip buttresses on the far wall:



http://www.bumgardner.biz/assets/project-detail-images/St-James_Detail_002.jpg Marilyn Stokstad Art History, Third Edition