Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . Interior of Exeter Cathedral (Early FourteenthCenturyI. North Porch of Chartres Cathedral (FourteenthCentury) Medieval Towns—their Business and Buildings 221 As the skill of the architects increased they became bolderand bolder and erected churches that were marvels of lightnessand delicacy of ornament, without sacrificing dignity or beautyof proportion. The fa9ade of Rheims cathedral is one ofthe most famous examples of the bestwork of the thirteenth cent
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . Interior of Exeter Cathedral (Early FourteenthCenturyI. North Porch of Chartres Cathedral (FourteenthCentury) Medieval Towns—their Business and Buildings 221 As the skill of the architects increased they became bolderand bolder and erected churches that were marvels of lightnessand delicacy of ornament, without sacrificing dignity or beautyof proportion. The fa9ade of Rheims cathedral is one ofthe most famous examples of the bestwork of the thirteenth century, with itsmultitudes of sculptured figures and itsgigantic rose window, filled with ex-quisite stained glass of great interior of Exeter cathedral, althoughby no means so spacious as a numberof tlie French churches, affords an excel-lent example of the beauty and impres-siveness of a Gothic interior. The porchbefore the north entrance of Chartrescathedral is a magnificent example offourteenth-century work (see the accom-panying illustrations). One of the charms of a Gothic build-ing is the profusion of car\ing — statuesof saints and rulers and scenes from theBible, c
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