Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Estes and Lauriat Publishers · leaf 322
er Abbey. The Renaissance architects introduced span-dril fillings composed of colossal human figures reclining onthe sides of the arch, in precarious lassitude ; but these can-not come under the head of waU veil decoration. § XI. (2.) The Tympanum. It was noted that, in Gothic architecture, this… … THE WALL VEIL AND SHAFT. 295 it is generally iu a conspicuous position, near the eve, andabove the entrance, it is almost always charged with a seriesof rich hgoi-e sculptures, solemn iu feeling and consecutive iusubject. It occupies in Christian sacred edifices very nearlythe position of the…
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