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 59
DECORATIVE ARCADE. Two important suggestions are connected with this frag-ment (Fig. 32) ; namel3% that the arcade made a mostgraceful mural embellishment, and that within its archesmight be placed statues of saints and apostles. Fig. 33. … ACANTHUS-LEAF SCROLL. § Decorative Foliage. Nature gave great and beau-tiful forms in its vines and leaves. Nor were the an- Its Inheritance. 37 cient artists unmindful of her innumerable suggestionsthrough the plant-world. An ancient cornice ornamen-tation (Fig. 33) exhibits leaves artistically…
Church architecture
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