Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies (1912)
Porter, Arthur Kingsley, 1883-1933 · New Haven, Yale University Press · leaf 188
itely above the ordinary achievements of men. Frenchglass of the XII century is such an art. It is impossible tostand in the presence of these translucent mosaics without ex-periencing a depth of esthetic emotion that at once disarmsthe critical faculty. Such sensuous beauty of tone, such rich-ness… … 111. 193. — Fa(;a(le of Vailly. (From I/efevre-Poiitali-s) STAINED GLASS tural character that these windows claim unqualified admira-tion. In fact, the first characteristic of these earliest windows tostrike the eye is the small size of the individual spots of color.The separate pieces of glass,…
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