Byzantine and Romanesque architecture . Fig. 72. 24 GERMAN ROMANESQUE [ch. xviii Characterof GermanRoman-esque The great early German churches, especially those onthe Rhine, have a sort of sublimity about them that is alltheir own; and though they bear marks of their Lombardparentage they have an individuality which places themin a class by themselves. They are generally on a grandscale, the naves with a span of over 30 ft., and they arevery lofty, unlike many early buildings which are low andstunted. Externally they have considerable richness ofdesign, especially when there is the little colo
Byzantine and Romanesque architecture . Fig. 72. 24 GERMAN ROMANESQUE [ch. xviii Characterof GermanRoman-esque The great early German churches, especially those onthe Rhine, have a sort of sublimity about them that is alltheir own; and though they bear marks of their Lombardparentage they have an individuality which places themin a class by themselves. They are generally on a grandscale, the naves with a span of over 30 ft., and they arevery lofty, unlike many early buildings which are low andstunted. Externally they have considerable richness ofdesign, especially when there is the little colonnadedgallery which with its black intervals and well-definedarcades and colonnettes always has a brilliant Fig. 73. Their sky line, broken by the numerous towers, gatheredtogether in groups, has a picturesque effect unlike any-thing to be found in contemporary works in Italy, whereeven to a later date the exterior,- except in certain well-known instances, was less thought of than the the same time even in the most successful efforts one/cannot but feel the presence of a certain clumsiness andy want of grace both in general design and in detail which/ one does not find in the rudest work of the early FrenchI and Italian schools. German Romanesque is an honest,sturdy style, which is strong, virile and positive though1 wanting in the finer graces. CH. xviii] GERMAN ROMANESQUE 25 Internally the German churches are plain and severe Severity ofbeyond almost any buildings of the time in other Roman-countries. Cushion capitals and plain impost mouldings ^^^^take the place of carved capitals, and square piers ofmasonry that of cylindrical or clustered columns. Theabsence of triforium al
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