Word: fabric
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...fabric (rubble and cut stone) of Cluny carried on the tradition of the archaic Romanesque, while giving the promise of the typical fabric of the twelfth-century Romanesque and suggesting more vaguely an articulated structure of the Gothic period. The splendid decoration of the building centered upon a great frescoed Christ in the principal apse--a painting probably inspired by Italy and more remotely Byzantine and Early Christian work, but there was in addition a marvelous profusion of sculpture, representing the Romanesque tradition newly formed under the auspices of the monks...
...announcement is not altogether satisfactory. The welfare of the House Plan and the whole fabric of Harvard education is dependent on the tutorial system, yet the tutors receive no additional salary. That a number of these men hold other positions does not obviate this objection. Some financial recognition of the increased time and effort exacted by the tutorial duties should be made beyond the usual instructor's or assistant professor's salary...
Peaches, Peonies. Britain's dirigible R-100 ended her 13-day visit to Canada last week (TIME, Aug. 11), sailed for home with a new tear in her fabric, one of her six motors disabled as the result of a side-flight over Toronto, Ottawa and Niagara, and with nine English and Canadian news correspondents aboard. Freight and express revenues estimated at $500,000 had to be rejected in accordance with Air Ministry orders. Only excess cargo was a bunch of peonies for King George from Viscount Willingdon, governor-general; and a box of Canadian peaches for the Prince...
...great ship was winding up the St. Lawrence valley toward Quebec when fabric covering her port stabilizer finally yielded to the whipping of the wind and tore loose-a mishap similar to that which befell the Graf Zeppelin on her first Atlantic flight. Without parachutes, members of the R-100's crew crawled precariously about the tattered fin, made makeshift repairs...
Later the R-100 poked into a squall. Officers and men clutched for support. Fuel slopped out of tanks. Worse, the hydrogen balloonets were in danger of bursting because of the sudden pressure release. The fabric of the starboard fin let go, as the port had done. After a minute of severe tossing the R-100 was again master, plowing ahead on an even keel. The laconic log-entry by Squadron Leader R. S. Booth, in command: "Ship's height varied rapidly between...