Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] 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,… … 156 THE DECORATED STYLE. Sometimes there is a fillet on the edge, as at BeverleyMinster (3); in other instances the edge is Drought toa point, as in the same example. These clustered pillarsadd very much to the effect of the building; but this isnot always noticed until they are drawn, and a…
Architecture, Gothic
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