Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : Parker and Co. · leaf 166
the pillars or piers aresimply round or octagonal, and the arches that restupon them are sometimes molded and sometimes not;but in richer churches the piers consist of a number ofshafts clustered together, which add much to the effect.It frequently happens that four shafts are arrangeddiamond-wise,… … J£i^ Capital and Base, Beverley, YorisMre, c. A.D. 1320. 156 THE DECORATED STYLE. Sometimes there is a fillet on the edge, as at Beverley-Minster (3); in other instances the edge is brought toa point, as in the same example. These clustered pillarsadd very much to the effect of the building; but…
Architecture, Gothic
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