An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1881)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford and London, Parker and co · leaf 210
inthe choir of WestminsterAbbey, but it more com-monly belongs to the Decorated style. The Pillars have no longer detached shafts, andthe capitals are ornamented with foliage of a differentcharacter from that which preceded it (138), as hasbeen mentioned. The flat surfaces in niches and monu-ments,… … 176 DECORATED PILLARS. other animals, all executed with much care and ac-curacy, and proving that the art-ists of that time drew largelyfrom nature, the fountain-headof all perfection in art, to whichall who are not content to bemere copyists of their predeces-sors must apply themselves. Insome…
Architecture, Gothic
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