The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 362
are as follows: Arches areless pointed, piers are more slender, windows arewidened, and take the place of walls. Vertical linesbecome as narrow as possible, foliage is more realis-tic, mouldings are multiplied, and each set has itsdistinct shaft in the division of the pier. Above all,the heads of… … Plate XLIV— Church of St.-Ouen, at Rouen. 340 THE GOTHIC STYLE. name of Le Rayonnant. Inside, additional ribs areadded to the vaulting, not so much for strength asfor ornament, and bosses of carven foliage hide thepoints of intersection. But, when everything is said,the Rayonnant is really a…
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