A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1874)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 103
, considering their materials, must excite our wonder, like theconcentric balls of the Chinese. To some extent also they claim ouradmiration for the lightness and the elegance of their structure.Simplicity is not the characteristic of the German mind. A difficultyconquered is what it glories in,… … Sacraments Hauslein atNuremberg.(From Ohapuy.) Bk. IV. Ch. VI. GLASS PAINTING. 83 which we find in later German architecture arose from the reactionof the glass-painters on the builders. When first painted glass wasextensively introduced, the figures were grouped or separated byarchitectural…
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