Lectures on the rise and development of mediæval architecture (1879)
Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878 · London : J. Murray · leaf 115
hed and humbled,shortly after which hisAmazonian consort,obtaining a divorce,deprived him at onestroke of half of hisdominions, and trans-ferred the rich Proven-cal dower to Henry II.,the English king. Iwould suggest, then,whether this sudden stoppage in the development ofarchitecture may not be… … Fig- 37- — St. Germain des Pres, Paris. Two Baysof Choir. LECTURE III.] MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE. 93 The sculptural art at St. Germain des Pres seemsexactly on a par with that at St. Denis and Chartres.The capitals are either of the Byzantine Corinthian-esque, or are filled withanimals (natural…
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