Reber, Franz von, 1834-1919, Clarke, Joseph Thacher, d. 1920 · New York : Harper & Bros. · leaf 550
, already appearing in the slen-der proportions of all the supports, and in the memberment of thepiers corresponding to the ribs of the vault, had come to be recog- FRANCE. 515 nized as the most important characteristic of the Gothic style, bothin general composition and in detail. The supports had… … Fig. 321.—Interior of St. Ouen at* Rouen. assimilated as much as possible to the ribs. Their common basewas given up, the support rising from a polygonal socle, as a looseaggregate of independent roundels. The vaulting posts becamemore and more slender and reed-like, while their capitals…
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