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 394
osition. Many writers contest this on theground of taste ; they say that they do not like the ex-aggerated buttress-scaffolding of French High Gothic,and prefer the subtle, shy charm of English examples.But when we inquire in detail, of precedence, of scale, ofthe science of construction and energy… … ABBEY OF VILLARS (BELGIUM). AN EXAMPLE OF THEMONASTIC TRANSITIONAL STYLE Face f. 263 i t ENGLISH TRANSITION 263 arts which make up the drama of architecture, we mustconfess that the source and strength of Gothic is to befound in North France, and that England followed it, in thetransition from…
Art, Medieval
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