De Forest, Julia B. d. 1910, Caffin, Charles Henry, 1854-1918 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 217
win-dows. Painted glass, which was the excuse for the increase oflarge windows, was more extensively used in the North than 188 A SHORT HISTORY OF ART in Italy, where the great clearness of the atmosphere madelarge windows not only superfluous, but objectionable.Frescos took the place of painted… … GEOMETRIC TRACERY in many of the finest cathedrals, where the glass has beendestroyed. Rich sculptural decoration was lavish upon choir enclos-ures, stalls for the clergy, altars, and rood-screens, a featurein many French cathedrals. Colour was also employed toheighten the interior effect. Much of…
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