Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : John Henry Parker · leaf 180
88 PLAIN MOULDINGS. moulds, as cornices and horizontal strings ; or lastly, on bases and on capitals. Perhaps the most con- spicuous use of them is on capitals, which frequently … they are but characteristic of that at- tempt to ornament, or rather to do away with, the meagre appearance of a plain flat surface, with as little possible expenditure of either time or labour, a feature which we have already shewn to be so prevalent in the period of the decline of Gothic…
Decoration and ornament, Gothic · Stone carving · Church decoration and ornament · Decoration and ornament, Architectural
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