An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : J. Parker · leaf 75
urethere is appears to have beenexecuted afterwards, for itwas a general practice to exe-cute sculpture after the stoneswere placed, as is evident inthe early work at Westmin-ster : some of the capitals inthe crypt of Canterbury areonly half finished to this day (31), the work of carving g^^ crypt,… … lIENSr THE FIRST. 53 the work is shallow. But shallowness of carving de-pends partly ou the nature of the material to he cai-ved;from this cause buildings of a hard stone, such asgianite, often appear much older than they really are.Baptismal fonts especially are frequently made of hardstone or…
Architecture, Gothic
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