A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ^ Fig. 83. — Scenes from life toward the close of the tenth century. liave scarcely any idea of the nature and caj^acity of secular architec-ture. If we leave vague and general descriptions out of the ques-tion, there seems to have been an utter lack of important achieve-ments in this field. Apparently the only standard in building cities, PLATE XVIII. The Cathedral at 1002; rebuilt 1103-1139. Histoi-y of All Nations, \ol. VIII., page 315. AlWllITECTURB. 315 as well as in constructing castles
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . ^ Fig. 83. — Scenes from life toward the close of the tenth century. liave scarcely any idea of the nature and caj^acity of secular architec-ture. If we leave vague and general descriptions out of the ques-tion, there seems to have been an utter lack of important achieve-ments in this field. Apparently the only standard in building cities, PLATE XVIII. The Cathedral at 1002; rebuilt 1103-1139. Histoi-y of All Nations, \ol. VIII., page 315. AlWllITECTURB. 315 as well as in constructing castles (Fig. 84) and palaces, was stillthat of utility; while no development of new motives in plan anddecoration, such as would give an awakening artistic sense anopportunity to display itself, had yet taken place. In the field ofreligious architecture, on the other hand, the Saxon age accomplishedvery important results, not merely in regard to the great mass ofnew buildings and enlargements, but also with reference to thedevelopment of larger dimensions, more ingenious combinations, andricher ornamentation. Of course this applies especially to theSaxon churches and cloisters. It is enough toremind the reader of Quedlinburg, Pöhlde, (jrona,Duderstadt, and Enger, where probably the Em-press Matilda acted as builder; of the splendidscale on which the monastery of Fulda, destroyedby fire in 937, was rebuilt; and of the erection ofthe Cath
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