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 104
en first painted glass wasextensively introduced, the figures were grouped or separated byarchitectural details, such as niches or canopies, copied literally fromthe stone ornaments of the building itself. Before long, however, thepainter, in Germany at least, spurned at being tied down to copy… … 528. Doorway of Church at Chemnitz. stone Goth ic around him that the architecture shown on the paintingsof Pompeii bears to the temples and buildings from which it is derived.In Germany, painters and builders alike were striving after lightness,but in this the painter was enabled by his material…
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