Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : Parker and Co. · leaf 216
se for thewalls, and is only made to curve over in a vault by the mortarbetween the joints. This had the effect of making vaultingmuch cheaper to construct, and therefore much more abundantin France than in England, but it is always less scientific andoften less beautiful; good French architects,… … West Porcli, Woodstock, Oxon, c. A.D. 1500. In later examples we find ornament used to such anexcess as completely to overpower the usual character-istic features of the building ; no large space is left onwhich the eye can rest, but every portion is occupiedwith panelling or other ornament. An…
Architecture, Gothic
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