A guide to English Gothic architecture, illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs (1922)
Gardner, Samuel, 1856- · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 217
Plate No. CL\ HECKINGTON CHURCH,AND GROTESQUES. LINCOLNSHIRE.c. 1330. D GARGOYLES Water-spouts afforded an opportunity for grotesque sculptures to the medijeval masons. Hideous mon-sters with wide-open mouths served to reheve the monotony of wall-spaces, and, by contrast, to enhancethe effect of… … Plate No. CL\I. NORTHAMPTON. QUEEN ELEANOR CROSS. 1290. D The crosses erected by Edward I in memory of Queen Eleanor are the most beautiful memorial crossesin the country. Only three of them have survived out of the original twelve. The statues of the queenare good examples of the sculpture of the…
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