The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 367
front the skilful artist has intermingled birds, winged dragonsand foliage, with a statue of St. Marcel in the midst. This beautifulpiece of ironwork is unique in Europe, and well deserving of the at-tention of artists on account of the elegant forms which have beengiven to the iron. The ornament… … tragals assumed the obtuse angles of the polygon, and the foliagerolled upon itself, gives an appearance of confusion which destroysthe general effect. The fleurons which decorate the finials andcrocketings are formed of sharp and divided leaves, as thistles andholly, from which there results loss…
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