An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1881)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford and London, Parker and co · leaf 148
-ter. The foliage of thesecapitals is technicallycalled Stiff- leaf foli-age, but this alludesonly to the stiff stem orstalk of the leaf, whichrises from the ring ofthe capital; the foliageitself is frequently as farremoved from stiffnessas any can be, as for in-stance in the capitals ofLincoln… … 84. Lincoln Cathedral, A.D. 1220. that Of the SUC- N°rth Transept, shewing the mouldedabacus, stiff-leaf foliage, and the tooth-ornament used between the shafts. 120 EARLY ENGLISH CAPITALS. style; many of our finest buildings such as West-minster Abbey (85),have their capitalsformed of a plain…
Architecture, Gothic
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