Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger), 1830-1903 · New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 106
er seen anyof the best specimens still left. We have in the choir atCanterbury a remnant of the finest sort of glass whichEngland possesses. Some good fragments remain at West-minster, though not very many ; but to judge of the effectof glass at its best, the student should visit La SainteChapelle… … Fig. 29.—Stalked Glass Window from Chaktbes Cathedeax.G A F 66 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. The peculiar excellence of stained glass as compared withevery other sort of decoration, is that it is luminous. Tosome extent fresco-painting may claim a sort of bright-ness ; mosaic when executed in polished…
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