History of mediæval art . f Greece, the Rhenish edifice has the advantage of carryingout the principles of the French style with a certain consequenceand harmony. Moreover, in general arrangement as in details, it isnot without innovations peculiarly German. These are more es-pecially to be observed upon the exterior. In no French cathedralare the abutments so organically and richly developed, even to theirvery pinnacles; in none are the flying buttresses so rational andtasteful. The just proportions of the decorative accessaries are ev-erywhere observed, these being equally free from baldness
History of mediæval art . f Greece, the Rhenish edifice has the advantage of carryingout the principles of the French style with a certain consequenceand harmony. Moreover, in general arrangement as in details, it isnot without innovations peculiarly German. These are more es-pecially to be observed upon the exterior. In no French cathedralare the abutments so organically and richly developed, even to theirvery pinnacles; in none are the flying buttresses so rational andtasteful. The just proportions of the decorative accessaries are ev-erywhere observed, these being equally free from baldness and from GERMANY. 549 over-elaboration. Occasionally, it is true, the monotonous repeti-tion is disagreeably felt, giving a somewhat mechanical character tothe ornamentation ; still, it cannot be denied that the forms, whetherborrowed or independently developed, are particularly well adaptedto their functions. Our admiration of the building, therefore, shouldnot be limited to its dimensions. While it is surpassed by many. Fig. 347.—Plan of the Cathedral ofCologne.
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