Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 443
ue of Nor-mandy and Eng-land, for reasonsthat have beenalready explained,shows but littletrace of classic in-fluence except inits stubborn ad-herence to theround arch, duemainly to the na-tural conservatismof the monasticorders. There isa much closerconnexion withRoman work inthe preceding Saxon… … yllafiles.VKp^of CH. xxix] BYZANTINE AND ROMANESQUE 265 beyond the seas like our sharpest lancet work; and ouradoption of the round abacus put an end to all possibleimitation of the Corinthian capital, which lasted longerin France where the square abacus was retained. In constructional skill the…