The sea-storiesJ. Wiley and sons, 1890 - Architecture |
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Page 206
... façade covered with fretwork , the building which only satisfies such a taste is not to be considered the best . For the very first requirement of Gothic architecture being , as we saw above , that it shall both admit the aid , and ...
... façade covered with fretwork , the building which only satisfies such a taste is not to be considered the best . For the very first requirement of Gothic architecture being , as we saw above , that it shall both admit the aid , and ...
Page 213
... façade of Rouen Cathe- dral ; both these last being , I be- lieve , early work of the fifteenth century . The forms of the pure early English and French Gothic are too well known to need any notice ; my reason will appear presently for ...
... façade of Rouen Cathe- dral ; both these last being , I be- lieve , early work of the fifteenth century . The forms of the pure early English and French Gothic are too well known to need any notice ; my reason will appear presently for ...
Page 237
... façade of that building , is one subtle and delicate concession to the system of centralization which is finally closed . The capitals of the upper arcade are , as I said , all different , and show no arranged correspondence with each ...
... façade of that building , is one subtle and delicate concession to the system of centralization which is finally closed . The capitals of the upper arcade are , as I said , all different , and show no arranged correspondence with each ...
Page 279
... façades . These staircases are protected by exquisitely carved parapets , like those of the outer balconies , with lions or grotesque heads set on the angles , and with true projecting balconies on their landing - places . In the centre ...
... façades . These staircases are protected by exquisitely carved parapets , like those of the outer balconies , with lions or grotesque heads set on the angles , and with true projecting balconies on their landing - places . In the centre ...
Page 281
... façade of the palace be of the fourteenth or fifteenth century . The determination of this question is of course necessary before we proceed to draw any conclusions from the style of the work ; an it cannot be determined without a careful.
... façade of the palace be of the fourteenth or fifteenth century . The determination of this question is of course necessary before we proceed to draw any conclusions from the style of the work ; an it cannot be determined without a careful.
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