Ecclesiastical art in Germany during the middle ages (1873)
Lübke, Wilhelm, 1826-1893, Wheatley, L. A. (Leonard Abercrombie), 1835-1895 · Edinburgh, T. C. Jack; [etc., etc.] · leaf 325
Appendix by the Translator. 267 some columns and capitals in St Peters, Northampton (Fig. 172). It will be here observed that the shafts of the columns are ornamented with spiral flutings and other forms. On one of these columns it will be seen that small knobs are introduced into the… … Fig. 172. — Capitals in St Peter’s Church, Northampton. formed from a study of Fig. 171. The exterior is generally plain, but relieved by flat buttresses, and having only small windows. Indeed, these Norman buildings bear no comparison in beauty with those which are built in this style on the Con-…
Church architecture · Church furniture
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