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 288
tinguished ornamentalfeature; the English may claim priority in bringing thetruss-beams of the ceiling into most beautiful decorativeaids. The parish church presents many varieties of thewooden ceiling, often having the beams most richlycarved. The interior, rather than the exterior of anEnglish… … ST. STEPHENS, AT NORWICH. 266 Ecclesiastical Architecture. designs. L,ater, the paneling of surfaces became thecustom. And one feels, when within these Englishcathedrals and churches, that their beauties are near by,for their naves do not astonish by their wondrous height,but charm by the…
Church architecture
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