Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 280
ch profile from Lyons, bothstandards of excellence. In Fig. 87 the cutting is exces-sive, except in the case of the base C from Noyon, which istypical of fine French bases. D is a window jamb, E anarch impost, and F a string moulding, all from Norrey. MEANING OF MOULDING 187 The question of… … Fig. 87. D, E, F, Gothic mouldings from Normandy. C, Base from Noyon. delicacy into the scale of a building, and, in the main,moulding is a method of emphasis and of shading in thesolid. Here, quick hollows give an expression of force;there, soft rounds form transitions and middle tones. Alongside…
Art, Medieval
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