Essays on archaeological subjects, and on various questions connected with the history of art, science, and literature in the Middle Ages (1861)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 · London, Smith · leaf 208
orm arcmost common, and the arches, when round, are all re- 192 ANGLO-SAXON ARCHITECTURE. productions of this type. It has not been thoughtnecessary to give in our cuts the figures of person-ages with which all these drawings are accompaniedin the originals. Under the arches and door-wayswe not… … 2. Arches, from the same MS., fol. 37. v°. headed door-way on the left. The manner in whichthe messenger places his hand at the top of one of thecolumns must be accounted for by the unskilfulnessof the artist and his ignorance of perspective. Thecompartments of the walls which are lightly shadedin…
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