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 233
icent saint is safelysheltered. § Perfected Gothic Facade with Spires. The im-pression from the western fagade of thd perfected Gothic,having the spire, is that of a struggle upward, each stepmarked by grace and beauty; and the admiring eyemounts these steps with wonder and admiration, onlyto leap,… … CATHEDRAI, OF STRASBURG. Gothic Style. 211 of Strasburg, which was in process of building morethan three centuries. The western facade of this cathe-dral (Fig. 148) presents the consummation of Gothicaims. Splendid pointed portals in the first story ; mag-nificent windows and arcades in the second;…
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