Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 314
sive in proportion to the cap and shaft, andthe development of the type from the Romanesque is 286 GOTHIC ORNAMENT: STRUCTURAL evident (Fig. 297). Later capitals have the foliagemore complex and more naturalistic in detail (Fig. 294b) ; the abacus is octagonal or round; in England theplain molded… … Fig. 298. Gothic Bases: Early Type, fromHalberstadt; Late Type, from Rouen. used are often poor in design; they vary between extremenaturalism and capricious convention (Figure 294c). Bases show a very interesting progressive develop-ment. The simple Attic type of the Romanesque stylessurvives for…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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