Lectures on the rise and development of mediæval architecture (1879)
Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878 · London : J. Murray · leaf 195
me the squareabacus is assumed to be the great symbol of force andvigour ; while by others it is said to be inconsistent withthe true principles of Gothic architecture. Perhaps thequestion might be solved by deciding that both arebeautiful, both vigorous, and both consistent with… … arch-ribs, and assuming irregu-lar forms suggested by them(Fig. 97), which the round formforbids; that it allows of the useof squaie orders, and, conse- II I quently, of simpler and more effective arch mouldings thancan be placed in the roundabacus, on which the mould-ings have to be somewhat…
Architecture, Medieval · Architecture, Gothic
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