The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 364
tive invalue, until after a time itwas tortured into formsentirely inconsistent, withstone as a material. Theleaves were crumpled,twisted, and undercut (Fig.138), crockets often resem-bled cabbages, and capitals took on the shape of degagewreaths bound loosely around the attenuated piers.… … Fig. 138.—Flamboyant doorway. * Viollet-Leduc. 342 THE GOTHIC STYLE.
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