Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 540
cessary to alter the low proportions of the capitalswhich had surmounted the engaged columns during the Romanicepoch, in order to bring them into harmony with the excessivelyelongated shafts. The Corinthian calyx kernel was increased inheight and strength by the addition of an abacus of several… … Fig. 311.—Capital datingto the beginning of theThirteenth Century. Fig. 312.—Capital from theSainte Chapelle, Paris. Fig. 313. — Capital from theTriforium of the Cathedralof Limoges. transition from the conventional to a more realistic foliage was ap-parent. This led at first to the introduction of…
Art, Medieval
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