An essay on the history of English church architecture prior to the separation of England from the Roman obedience (1881)
Scott, G. Gilbert (George Gilbert), 1839-1897 · London, Simpkin, Marshall and co. · leaf 194
h the results of the merelylogical application of a principle. The square capi-tals, standing at different angles, were felt to be awk-ward and harsh, and to remove this purely aestheticdefect, the plan of the capital was changed fromthe square to the octagonal, or the circular form. Two other… … WELLS CATHEDRAL-CHURCH. INTERIOR OF THK NORTH PORCH. THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH CHURCH ARCHITECTURE. 129 arch-order of the early norman was the working of abead upon its arrise, followed soon by the additionof fillets and hollows. As the style advanced, greaterrichness was attempted in the sections,…
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