An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1881)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford and London, Parker and co · leaf 152
work they are usuallyclustered; but the pillar most characteristic of thestyle is the one with detached shafts (88), which aregenerally of Purbeck marble, frequently very long andslender, and only connected with the central shaft bythe capital and base, with or without one or two EARLY ENGLISH… … 88. Salisbury Cathe- 89. Westminster Abbey, A.D. 1245.dral, A.D. 1220—1237. Clustered pillar with Arch north transept, detached shafts. The Arches are frequently, but not always, acutelypointed, and in the more important buildings are gene-rally richly moulded, as in Westminster Abbey (89), 124…
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