Horton, Caroline W · New York, Hurd and Houghton; Cambridge, The Riverside press · leaf 192
t, and composed of openstone-work exquisitely finished in every part.M. Viollet-le-Duc, a distinguished French architect,says of the Cathedral of Amiens, As to plan, itis the church of the pointed arch par excellence.At first sight, the plan of the nave seems socomplicated as to defy all attempts… … CATHEDRAL AT RHEIMS- IPUBLIC LlBRmi Gothic Architecture. 175 twenty in number, present one of the best speci-mens of medicEval wood-carving extant. They arecovered with bas-reliefs, representing historical andallegorical scenes from the life of the Virgin, andinclosed in a frame-work of geometrical…
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