Brandon, Raphael, 1817-1877, Brandon, Joshua Arthur, 1822-1847 · London : P. Richardson : sold also by the author · leaf 96
henalways worked in stages, frequently had gabled heads, and wereenriched wdth niches, tracery, &c. Very excellent examples,however, are fiequently met with without the slightest attemptat decoration; deriAdng all their beauty fiom their graceful pro-portions. Such are those in Pytchley Church,… … are chamfered; a practice whichprevailed during the precedingperiod, yet perhaps not to theextent that is generally imagined,at least as applied to villageChurches. In the same plate isfigured a buttress from HolbeachChurch; a large and imposingDecorated Structure, in whichthe buttresses, partaking…
Architecture, Gothic · Decoration and ornament, Gothic
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