A short history of renaissance architecture in England, 1500-1800 (1900)
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 354
latter part of the seventeenth century. The plumberwas now a very dexterous workman, and was ambitious of show-ing his skill in more recondite forms. Elaborate moulded workwas introduced, acanthus leaves and monograms, and all sortsof devices were worked and applied with great freedom. Theexample… … RAIN-WATER HEAD, ST. JOHNs COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. the limitations imposed by technical inexperience, and could notresist the temptation to sacrifice his material and ignore thepurpose of his work, if only he could turn out a masterpiece ofmechanical skill. He was, indeed, an accomplished tradesmanin…
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