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 264
ygonal bases of the pier-shafts. This latter type isthe product of the perfected Gothic art. The capitalsof these types of piers {a, d) were exquisitely sculp-tured, and delayed the eye, as it wandered upward, bytheir surprising beauty; for beauty always delights whenit is made to give charm to the… … FOI^IAGE ON CAPITALS. fore our eyes in such abundance that most pass themby unobserv^ed. The Gothic architects gathered theseforms by handfuls, and arranged them upon the capitals.(Fig. 171.) That high refinement and great love of the 16 242 Ecclesiastical Architecture. beautiful which leads a…
Church architecture
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