An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : J. Parker · leaf 144
leaf, whichrises from the ring ofthe capital; the foliageitself is frequently as farremoved from stiffnessas any can be, as for in-stance in the capitals ofLincoln (84). The stiffstalk is, however, a readymark to distinguish theEarly English capital from that of the sue- ^o^th Transept, shewinjr… … 84. Lincoln Cathedral, A.D. 1220. I20 EAULY EN0LIS3 CAPITALS. style; many of our finest buildings such as West-minster Abbey (85),have their capitalsformed of a plain bellreversed, with mould-ings round the abacus,like rings put upon it,and round the neck. It must be acknow-ledged that the use…
Architecture, Gothic
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