A guide to English Gothic architecture, illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs (1922)
Gardner, Samuel, 1856- · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 121
feature of the style is thestraight bevel of the profile of the piers and arches in place of the recessed orders of the preceding styles.The capitals are moulded—not sculptured, but the vaulting shafts are supported by richly carved corbels.The vault is by some considered the most beautiful Gothic… … Plate No. L\ II. VURK CArHEDR.AL. .\A\t:, LOOKING W Lb 1. 1291- York nave is Decorated work of a slightly later character than that of Exeter. Here the capitals arecarved with foliage instead of being moulded. The west wall has an elaborate series of wall-arcades.The great west window shares with…
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