Summer holidays among the glories of France, her cathedrals and churches (1902)
Bumpus, T. Francis (Thomas Francis), 1861-1916 · London, T. B. Bumpus · leaf 59
uch works are too often conducted in France. Six bays oftraceried windows, the perfection of Early Decorated, and ofthree compartments, each varying in design, light the nave aisles,to which statues of kings and queens niched in the buttressesgive additional richness, as do the traceried parapets,… … but the eye soon learns to dwell contentedl) on the grand Doricsimplicit\ of the First Fointed piers and arches. Ihe organ loft,supported on four Corinthian columns coupled, is the first objectthat attracts attention on descending the several steps leadingfrom the porches to the interior of the…
Church architecture · Cathedrals
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