An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 46. St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, c. 47. WesttninsLer Hall, c 109. Norman stringsexactly resem-bles the abacusof the capital,or the impost ofthe pier, witha hollow cham-fer under it(46) ; anotheris merely cham-fered off aboveand below (47),forming a semi-hexagonal pro-jection. Nor-man ornamentsare of endlessvariety; themost common isthe chevron, orzig-zag(48),andthis is usedmore and moreabundantly as the work gets later; it is found at allperiods, even in Eoman work of the third century, andprobably earlier, but in
An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . 46. St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, c. 47. WesttninsLer Hall, c 109. Norman stringsexactly resem-bles the abacusof the capital,or the impost ofthe pier, witha hollow cham-fer under it(46) ; anotheris merely cham-fered off aboveand below (47),forming a semi-hexagonal pro-jection. Nor-man ornamentsare of endlessvariety; themost common isthe chevron, orzig-zag(48),andthis is usedmore and moreabundantly as the work gets later; it is found at allperiods, even in Eoman work of the third century, andprobably earlier, but in all early work it is used spar-ingly, and the profusionwith which it is used inlate work is one of the mostready marks by which todistinguish that the workis late. The sunk star (49)
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