The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 228
Depressed arches are common, andwindow-mouldings are straightened into cornicesand graced with filigree-like battlements. Roofsno longer attract us by their steep pitch. In-stead of rising to meet the rain and snow, likeumbrellas, they hide themselves behind parapetsor gables ; and sometimes they… … Perpendicular Gothic, reign of Edward IV. See pages 147 and 148. GOTHIC AND TUDOR HOMES 149 design which ancient Rome had borrowed fromGreece and Etrusca. The ground idea of Classic architecture ishorizontal weight adequately upheld, and it ishard to see why in England a Roman form ofhorizontalism…
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