Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy (1915)
Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 · Cambridge [Eng.] University Press · leaf 244
s or insecurity. The most striking part of S. Maclou however is the The westwell-known west porch, which indeed quite dominates ^^^^the fa9ade. It is canted in five bays, to accommodatethe plan to the streets adjacent, and this adds much toits picturesqueness\ All the resources of the style… … Fig. 180. CH. xxii] FRENCH FLAMBOYANT 145 their statuary these portals, with their pierced and traceried pediments, open parapet-work and pinnacles, have an extraordinary magnificence (Plate CXXIVb). There are somewhat similar porches, not less splendid, at Vendome and Alen9on. There is a tendency…
Architecture, Gothic
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