Cathedrals and cloisters of the Isle de France (1910)
Rose, Elise Whitlock · New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 44
reading leaves; the little columnsand arches of the triforium are even more plainlyciit, and the huge twin windows of the clerestorysurmounted by the roses have a concordant dignity.The lines of the interior are comparatively few, andclearly and beautifully defined, and they lead the eyeupward to a… … ITS HARMONIES ARE BIG, ITS VAULT IS COLOSSAL. —CHARTRLS. Chartres 23 the impression which the church imposes,—of the graveimport of its rites and the solemn Majesty of the GodWhose worship inspired its construction. In the evolution of the Gothic, Chartres stands mid-way, as it were, between…
Cathedrals -- France · France -- Description and travel
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