Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 28
and mediaeval work which it is my objectto trace. THE ARCHITECTURAL BASISform and construction of its temples remainedmuch the same, and may be considered as onlyLrlorified enlarwments in marble of their woodenpredecessors, retaining all the characteristic detailsof those primitive structures. By… … iy«T, aJHUAKONtR3 ment were gained ; which, when heightened withcolour in the broad and strong sunshine of Greece,seemed all sufficient, especially so when they formedthe framework, or setting, of the most beautifuland noble sculpture the world has ever seen, as inthe Parthenon. To this sculpture,…
Decoration and ornament
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