. Across Asia Minor on foot . ? ^. EHODIAN MASONS 183 building considerably influenced by medieval Franceand England and Italy. The material, too, in whichthese masons worked helped them much. It is agrey-green volcanic stone, light in weight, and sosoft that when quarried it may be cut as easilyas chalk. With this facile material the buildershave built boldly according to their knowledge. Theupper stories of buildings are made to overhang,carried on rows of heavy corbels, and arches andvaulting- are used as familiar forms. On the leastopportunity a bold gateway is contrived : even adoor in a
. Across Asia Minor on foot . ? ^. EHODIAN MASONS 183 building considerably influenced by medieval Franceand England and Italy. The material, too, in whichthese masons worked helped them much. It is agrey-green volcanic stone, light in weight, and sosoft that when quarried it may be cut as easilyas chalk. With this facile material the buildershave built boldly according to their knowledge. Theupper stories of buildings are made to overhang,carried on rows of heavy corbels, and arches andvaulting- are used as familiar forms. On the leastopportunity a bold gateway is contrived : even adoor in a plain garden wall is thought worthy ofembellishment, and has a heavy arch or moulding,or piece of panelled surface. The narrow streetsare never straight, and often are mere flights ofsteps. They pass under buildings as stone-vaultedpassages entered by medieval - looking climb upon each other, and the flat roofof one sometimes abuts ag-ainst the lowest floorof its neighbour above. The unexpected is neverwanting.
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