Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 262
multiplicity of fine mouldings in the pier-arches;the second is the decorative elaboration of design inthe triforium ; the third, the varietv in the treatment ofthe clearstory. In general the English interiors are muchmore ornate than the French. Black Purbeck marble isfrequently used for the… … 10 =%/i. FIG. 135.—ONE BAV OF CHOIR,LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL. 230 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE. end of the vista the great east window, produce an impres-sion very different from the more simple and lofty state-liness of the French cathedrals. The great length and low-ness of the English interiors combine…
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