Manual of ecclesiastical architecture. Comprising a study of its various styles, the chronological arrangements of its elements, and its relation to Christian worship (1897)
Martin, William Wallace, 1851- · Cincinnati, Curts & Jennings; New York, Eaton & Mains · leaf 149
-though modern,CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL AT MAINZ. bicndsmosthar- moniously with the whole structure. The architect iswilling to let us admire the charms of the structure un-aided by himself; but he will not permit us, without as-sistance, to estimate its size. The equestrian statue atthe crossing of… … Romanesque Style. 127 measure the two turrets at the eastern termination ofthe choir. These small towers are thus seen to haveconsiderable magnitude when brought into measurementby means of this equestrian statue. Yet these littletowers are pigmies compared with the gigantic centraltower.…
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