History of architecture, from the earliest times; its present condition in Europe and the United States; with a biography of eminent architects, and a glossary of architectural terms (1848)
Tuthill, Louisa C. (Louisa Caroline), 1798-1879 · Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston · leaf 201
-tresses are richer and usually finishedby pinnacles (Plate XVII.), orna-mented with crockets. A commonform of finish for doors was the pyra-midal label (Plate XVII.), which wasenriched with crockets at the top andsides like the pinnacles. In smallworks, the ogee arch is frequentlyfound in the same… … 158 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. Fig. 30. varied. Tapering spires now pointed heavenward,breaking up the monotony of horizontal lines, and giv-ing a pleasing, impressive effect to distant scenery. Among some of the most beautiful examples ofthis style, from 1307 to 1377, are York Minster, theChapter House…
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