Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · Boston : Aldine Book Publishing Co. · leaf 332
inster 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 wall veil decoration. § xi. (2.) The Tympanum. It was noted that, in Gothicarchitecture,… … THE WALL VEIL AND SHAFT. 295 it is generally in a conspicuous position, near the eye, andabove the entrance, it is almost always charged with a seriesof rich figure sculptures, solemn in feeling and consecutive insubject. It occupies in Christian sacred edifices very nearlythe position of the…
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