A history of architecture in all countries, from the earliest times to the present day (1902)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886, Spiers, Richard Phené, 1838-1916, Kerr, Robert, 1823-1904 · London, J. Murray · leaf 302
the tower ends and the spirebegins. This gives a confusion and weakness to the design by nomeans pleasing. Indeed the whole may be taken as an exemplificationof all the German principles of design carried to excess, rather than asa perfect example of what such an object should be. It deserves to… … Plan of the FranciscanChurch at Salzburg. Had the architects of Eastern Germany continued to practise thestyle a little longer before the introduction of the Renaissance art, itis probable they would have gone furtherfrom the French forms than they did even inSt. Stephens. Among the novelties they…
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