. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. % Ul. — DiMirway i>l St. Coiitfsl. Kiipriili-HolK-rt). ]].!.. U-2.—Doorway ul {licux. ) DECLINE OF NORMAN ART decorative point of view. By their aid the Normans found anew solution to the problem of the design of the western fa9ade— a solution of which St. Georges de Bocherville is a fine ex-ample (111. 135). Turrets were here placed flanking the centralgable, thus relieving the awkward basilica section. Turretswere also grouped with towers to produce the m
. Medieval architecture, its origins and development, with lists of monuments and bibliographies. % Ul. — DiMirway i>l St. Coiitfsl. Kiipriili-HolK-rt). ]].!.. U-2.—Doorway ul {licux. ) DECLINE OF NORMAN ART decorative point of view. By their aid the Normans found anew solution to the problem of the design of the western fa9ade— a solution of which St. Georges de Bocherville is a fine ex-ample (111. 135). Turrets were here placed flanking the centralgable, thus relieving the awkward basilica section. Turretswere also grouped with towers to produce the most charmingand picturesc[ue effects, as at St. Contest (111. 136). This lastmotive became one of the characteristics of Norman Gothic,and was developed into such lovely compositions as the spiresof the Cathedral of Coutances (111. ?255). After the middle of the XII century, Norman architecturebegan to lose its individual character. The sexpartite vaultand concealed flying buttress were abandoned. Little by little,the style of the He de France came to be adopted. Portions ofthe Cathedral of Rouen, the Abbey of Fecamp (1168), and theAbbaye Blanche of Mortain
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