Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : Parker and Co. · leaf 48
ving depends partly on thenature of the material to becarved; from this cause build-ings of a hard stone, such asgranite, often appear mucholder than they really are.Baptismal fonts especially arefrequently made of hard stoneor marble, which admit ofshallow sculpture, and rich]Sorman work cut… … Crypt, Canterbury, A.D. 1110.Norman capital, with carvingThe vault of commenced and left unfinishetl. o8 THE ^-OEMAX TEEIOD. the choir of the cathedral of Sens, from M-hencecame William, the architect of the choir of Canter-bury, is also an addition of later date. The samechange was made in many…
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