The decorative periods . inity. Every qua-trefoil symbolizes the four evangelists; every cross the Crucifix-ion, and we find in the fabrics and the embroideries, moreover,representations of the chalice, the crown, thorns, the hammer,the nails, the flagellum and other symbols of our Lords Passion;besides these we note the introduction ofpurely architectural forms, the church spire be-ing conspicuous. The style was always subordinated to thepurpose. The form of decoration, if orna-mented, follows the fioraof the country; flut-ings in which foliage ornament was intro-duced were much used; chimeri
The decorative periods . inity. Every qua-trefoil symbolizes the four evangelists; every cross the Crucifix-ion, and we find in the fabrics and the embroideries, moreover,representations of the chalice, the crown, thorns, the hammer,the nails, the flagellum and other symbols of our Lords Passion;besides these we note the introduction ofpurely architectural forms, the church spire be-ing conspicuous. The style was always subordinated to thepurpose. The form of decoration, if orna-mented, follows the fioraof the country; flut-ings in which foliage ornament was intro-duced were much used; chimerical animalswere also introduced, but in the fourteenthcentury the decoration was so extravagant thatfinally it so lost its purity of line that it becameto a great degree was the inspiring motif. The virtues and viceswere represented under the forms of persons or fantasticanimals. The ornaments most frequently used in this third stage werefleur-de-lis or other flowers or foliage. The weavings and em-.
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