Goodyear, W. H. (William Henry), 1846-1923 · Meadville, Pa., New York, Flood and Vincent · leaf 214
sculptures of Chartres, of Eheims, of Wells, Lin-coln, and Strassburg are, taken collectively, among thefinest of the whole Gothic time. For the wood carvings * The triptychs are small shrines for private devotion with a centralnanel and exterior wings hinged so as to close over it like doors.… … Fig. 113.—E^tglish Ivoky Triptych. Fourteenth Century. Gothic painting in the north are almost unknown. Thegreat promise held out by the grand and simple frescoesof the Eomanesque cathedrals was not fulfilled, unlessthe splendid stained glass pictures of the Gothic windows 200 EOMAN AND MEDIEVAL…
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