Lectures on the rise and development of mediæval architecture (1879)
Scott, George Gilbert, Sir, 1811-1878 · London : J. Murray · leaf 197
Fig. 100.Sections of moulded Capitals, St. Albans. and the bell somewhat increased, for the sake ofstrength. The fully-developed moulded capital differsfrom this in having a considerable overhanging mould-ing, which is the substitute for, and the representative of, 158 LECTURES ON [LECTURE IV. the… … Figs. 101, 102.—Capitals, Westminster Abbey. mouldings in these capitals are among the most beau-tiful in the whole range of Gothic architecture ; and theaddition of this beautiful feature to our rich treasury offorms of capital is of infinite value. The abacus of the moulded capitals is not…
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