. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 51. Leigh, Worcestershire, c, with figure of Christ, under a moulded arch, with shaftshaving the cushion capital and the plain Norman abacus. nimbus. The sculpture is at first very shallow, butbecomes deeper as the style advances. The Mouldings have been already mentioned indescribing the doorways, where they are most abun- NORMAN MOULDINGS. 75. 52. St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, c Chamfer. dantly used; they are, however, freely employed onall other arches, whether the pier-arches, or overwindows, wall arcade
. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 51. Leigh, Worcestershire, c, with figure of Christ, under a moulded arch, with shaftshaving the cushion capital and the plain Norman abacus. nimbus. The sculpture is at first very shallow, butbecomes deeper as the style advances. The Mouldings have been already mentioned indescribing the doorways, where they are most abun- NORMAN MOULDINGS. 75. 52. St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, c Chamfer. dantly used; they are, however, freely employed onall other arches, whether the pier-arches, or overwindows, wall arcades, &c., and frequently also ashorizontal strings or tablets. One of the most usualand characterislie Norman strings exactly resemblesthe abacus of the capital, or the impost of the pier,with a hollow chamfer under it (52); another is merelychamfered offabove an dbelow(53), forming asemi-hexagonalprojection. Nor-man ornamentsare of endlessvariety; themost commonis the chevron,or zig-zag (54),and this is usedmore and moreabundantly asthe work getslater; it is foundat all periods,even in Romanwork of thethird century,and probablyearlier, but inall early work itis used sparingly, and the profusion with which it isused in late work is one of the most ready marks by
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