Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 427
ate Pharmacy, Saalfeld. tion of openings over pilasters and pilasters over open-ings (Fig. 242), producing that effect of interruptionand variation which the Germans cultivated in theirpreference of decorative animation to repose. Obelisksfrequently adorned the steps of the gable, as in Fig. 242.… … Fig. 243.—Dormer, Hamelschenburg Castle. were in the earlier stages of the Renaissance of veryvaried type, but were generally arched and broad inproportion to their height, giving them often an air ofsquatness hardly met with elsewhere. Carved decora- 332
Decoration and ornament
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