A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 526
t in Normandy, and the proportionsof the Norman buildings were on Hues diflerentfrom those of the true Romanesque. Nor is the skill of the carver, which is so im-portant an element in the Southern typo, much890 ENGLAND shown in the ^oithoni tvpe. The carving issimple and rude, but strong and… … l_ so ENGt.A>T): LiNCOLy Cathedual: Plan of ChoirVaulting, 1225 a.d. it has all the charm of the simple, unpretendingbuilding, which serves its purposes and meetsthe aims of its builders. The most marked and important of the Eng-lish Romanesiiue bore liut little resemblance tothat of southern…
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