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 58
igns occurs. However, the cushion and the bell-shaped capitals remained in use until nearly the end of the Romanesque epoch. In opposition to the rich and manifold decoration of the column which we have described, a more impressive form was soon also given to the pier. There were two principal… … Fig. 29.— Pier from the Church at Hecklingen. Fig. 30 — Pier from the Church at Gernrode. from the base ; or else small half or three-quarter columns (Fig. 29) were inserted in the corners of the piers. Many other variations of this kind are found in the buildings of the twelfth century. Before…
Church architecture · Church furniture
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