| 单词 | pointed arch |
| 例句 | The Horse Gate of Vaes Dothrak was made of two gigantic bronze stallions, rearing, their hooves meeting a hundred feet above the roadway to form a pointed arch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He walked along a pillared gallery and through a pointed arch, and found himself in a tiled courtyard where a woman was washing clothes at a well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s Gothic with pointed arches and bigger windows. France’s stunning Mont St-Michel inspires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Gothic architects learned to create a skeleton of support with columns, pointed arches, and buttresses, so that the walls no longer needed to support the heavy stone ceiling but were free to hold windows. Chartres Cathedral: The age of faith in stone and stained glass 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z “Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York,” which opens on Tuesday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, shows how he experimented with Biedermeier and Rococo curves, Egyptian lotus patterns and Gothic trefoils and pointed arches. Antiques: A Portraitist Considered the ?Titian of Louisiana? 2011-12-15T21:47:17Z “Dad entering my great great grandfather Asgar’s mosque” depicts the shadowy figure of a man framed within a pointed arch delineated with an ethereal glow. Srijon Chowdhury paintings pull you in for a closer look 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Palaces and churches are evoked with pointed arches and ogees, bunches of colonettes, carvings of flowers and fruit, trefoils and quatrefoils. St Pancras Renaissance Hotel: The rebirth of a gothic masterpiece 2011-02-13T00:05:22Z New building techniques such as buttresses, ribbed ceilings and pointed arches made it possible to have thinner, taller walls with large, colorful windows. A cathedral like none other: Moon rock and Darth Vader blend into Gothic architecture 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z The pointed arches are of Muslim design, and the perforated marble windows and doors are typical of a style found in Hindu temples. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Flying buttresses and the pointed arch redistributed the structure’s weight so cunningly that huge areas of wall could be replaced with glass. Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z But a closer look at what the party calls "ethnic unity" reveals what isn't there: mosques for Muslim worshippers, or traditional Uighur brick homes, often adorned with pointed arches and carved decorations. Cracks show in China's vision for model ethnic unity village 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z But a closer look at what the party calls “ethnic unity” reveals what isn’t there: mosques for Muslim worshippers, or traditional Uighur brick homes, often adorned with pointed arches and carved decorations. Cracks show in China’s vision for model ethnic unity village 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The stone façade of this 30,097-square-foot home features two levels of pointed arches. Homes With Moroccan Style 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z But that would miss the fact that the tower was a message: a restrained, cost-efficient facade that “incorporated an Islamic character” in its pointed arches, but radiated the international signs of a place of business. Story of cities #43: how Dubai's World Trade Centre sold the city to the world 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The city's landmark is the Parroquia church facade, a concoction of twisted lines, pointed arches and arrowed spires said to be inspired by postcards of Gothic European cathedrals. Art, colonial flavor in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z Inspiration sparked as Russ eyed the scorched mahogany of one door with a frame that rose into a pointed arch. SC church creates cross from wood singed in arson 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z We're guessing they must have had a fondness for pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. Knowledge archive special: Who on earth are Real Goth FC? 2012-07-17T23:06:04Z All the other windows in the building have pointed arches, and the archivolts of those in the first story are decorated like that of the doorway. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z At the head appear two curious dragon forms opposed over an elaborate embattled temple, suggestive of Saxon and Byzantine derivation, with a central pointed arch. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Before them, against a sky in which the last faint glow of evening still contended with the stars, the spire and pointed arches of the church of St. Germain rose darkly graceful. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z For us the flying buttress is aspiring, and the pointed arch is a fugue. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Art aids nature, and there are grand old monasteries on promontories, and Kurdish castles on heights, and flashing streams and booming torrents are bridged by picturesque pointed arches. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z On the right pointed arches support a terrace planted with trees. The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia 2012-02-02T03:04:35.567Z The pointed arch remained, however, an undecorated sweep of mouldings, and the plinth corners were rarely touched; in fact there was here scarcely now the same squareness of space which before had asked for ornament. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z It was in length nine hundred and twenty-six feet, in width forty feet, some sixty feet above the water, and stood upon nineteen pointed arches, between massive piers. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z On a sub-structure, or immediately on the ground, stands a long stone coffin, closed by a high massive cover, the section of which exhibits a Gothic pointed arch. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z In another a pointed arch, and a fragment of a blind arcade with niches on its outer face, remain, along with some very carefully-executed cable and twisted moulding. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z The pointed arch owes nothing to the Arabs; it is already used in England in early Norman work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z It is composed of three long narrow openings surmounted by pointed arches, the central arch rising above the lateral ones. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z His priests sit within palaces full of lancet windows and pointed arches, the groined roofs, as in the Assisan Church, ablaze with myriads of stars. The Story of Assisi 2012-01-14T03:00:18.710Z Of the nave three bays of the south side are still standing, and the windows have pointed arches externally and semicircular arches internally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The whole town is full of specimens of medieval architecture, the pointed arch of the 13th century being especially prevalent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z They belong to the Gothic style, and like the pointed arch were evolved rather than created. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z This tower rests on six clustered marble columns, from whence spring six pointed arches enriched with numerous mouldings. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z There are many pointed arches and stained windows glistening in the sun’s rays. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z GOTHIC, the term generally applied to medieval architecture, and more especially to that in which the pointed arch appears. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The two great distinct characters, then, in church windows, as also in other parts of the building, are the semi-circular arch and the pointed arch. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The pointed arches have been rounded, the Gothic columns almost concealed by Corinthian pilasters, the walls covered with marbles. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The entrance from the Round to the oblong portion of the Temple Church is formed by three lofty pointed arches, which open upon the nave and the two aisles. The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple 2012-01-18T03:00:11.003Z On entering the broad and noble nave nothing could be seen of its clustered pillars, or of the exquisite pointed arches, enriched with cinquefoil and quatrefoil, inclosing blank shields, which they supported. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The lowest is composed of nine rounded arches with four-sided columns grouped in triplets, which are enclosed by three pointed arches. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Some have imagined that the meeting of branches in a grove of trees first gave the idea of the pointed arch. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z The additions of Al Mans�r, may be distinguished by the pointed arches. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z The obtusely pointed arches of the nave, ornamented with zig-zag and billetted mouldings, rest on capitals, richly adorned with flowers, grotesque heads, and other figures. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Did you know it was the interlacing of the round arches that gave the first idea of the pointed arch, dear? Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z The next tier is of nine pointed arches; and over this are four pointed arches deeply recessed. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z People have different, opinions as to the origin of these pointed arches. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z Let him produce his pencils and his tablet at a pointed arch or mullioned window, or catch us in absurd posture as we travel. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z The tower is supported on strong pointed arches, and was originally open, but is now closed from the church by the belfry floor. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z It may be mentioned here that underneath these last windows, on the outside, there is an arcading with simple pointed arches which does not appear on the other transept. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z Following the line of the gable is an extremely effective gallery of elegant double columns and pointed arches, one of the great features of Pisan Gothic so prominent in the churches of Lucca. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Two pieces of whalebone smeared with bird-lime formed a pointed arch over the stuffed chaffinch. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Gothic decoration marks our buildings—the pointed arch, mullions and gargoyles. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z At the east end are niches, of a singular form, with pointed arches, supported on well proportioned pillars, having capitals adorned with rich engravings. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Inside the arcading differs in the two transepts; in the south and older one the pointed arches are plain, while on the north they are cusped. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z At his death it was pushed on, and in the end finished towards the close of that century, a date which accounts for the pointed arches at the top of the interior. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Pierre de Celle lengthened it by two bays, the pointed arches of which contrast with the circular ones of the lower bays, and also increased its height. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Lifting the latch of a small oak door fitted under a pointed arch, she led the way through a passage to another oak door which opened directly on the Cloisters. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z It is fitted up with clustered columns, pointed arches, and fan like tracery; and, in imitation of a cathedral, it has a nave, side-aisles and transepts. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Its pointed arches declare it by far the youngest of the three sisters. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z The spaces between the pointed arches and the top lights of the church are filled with exquisitely carved cherubs peeping out from a mass of foliage. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z With its pointed arches, it belonged to the early period of Gothic architecture. Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z On the ground-floor, which was lighted by a row of quatrefoil windows in pointed arches, there were forty-eight rectangular doors. Ypres and the Battles of Ypres 2011-05-27T02:00:14.743Z Nan, with others who were to surround the royal family in its moment of triumph, was ushered through a side door of the Cathedral and taken to her place under the great pointed arches. Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays 2011-05-22T02:00:14.900Z The doorway is only a pointed fir, which the distance has softened into the shadow of a pointed arch. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z There is a gallery above with pointed arches, and four circular windows on each side form the clerestory. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z In the brief period 1160 to 1195 a marked change took place in the adoption of the pointed arch and what is known as the Early English style. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z The upper part of the main fa�ade, with arcades of pointed arches, dates from the 13th century, and the portal has recumbent lions and elaborate sculptures above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z There is a grace and simplicity about these tall, narrow openings, with their pointed arches, which cannot be surpassed. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z The walls are decorated with a series of long narrow panels, united at the top by intricate combinations of graceful pointed arches, in keeping with the Gothic style of the whole building. The Lure of the Camera 2011-04-27T02:00:25.413Z Slender octagonal columns of a russet hue bear pointed arches with Italian-Gothic capitals. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z It is surrounded by five pointed arches on each side. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Here also is seen the unusual combination of an angular pointed arch in conjunction with the round-headed Lombard variety. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z The interior, as he remodelled it, consisted of a nave and one aisle, separated by three pointed arches. The Charm of Ireland 2011-03-10T03:00:53.650Z And at the far end of a street appear the tall grey gates, the lofty pointed arches with their marvellous carvings and the soaring towers. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z This is lofty, with a groined vault and pointed arches. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z It also made him sing, with the gaiety of a child, the songs of Nadaud, of B�ranger, La Marseillaise, or the old Noels, which he sang to the pointed arches of the forest. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z A distinct feature of this type is the massive pointed arch, upon which so many have built their definition of Gothic. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z These distinguished pilgrims were witnesses of William’s first bold attempt at the pointed arch, the chief characteristic of his great cathedral. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z Now that it is bereft of its lofty roof it has acquired something rather Venetian and surprising in its appearance, with its long façades pierced with uninterrupted rows of floreated pointed arches. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z Between the western towers there is a narrow entrance spanned over by a sharply pointed arch, enriched with deeply recessed mouldings. Cathedral Cities of England Thus, their advent heralded by much unnecessary bawling, they rode through the center one of the three pointed arches of the gate. The Great Mogul It is agreed that its chief element of construction was the ogival vaulting which was being widely used by Romanesque builders in the first half of the 12th century; and pointed arches appeared as early. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Its striking characteristics are its pointed arches, its pinnacles and spires, its large buttresses, clustered pillars, vaulted roofs, profusion of ornament, and, on the whole, its lofty, bold character. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli And we continue to gaze at the wonderful stone carving overhanging us—the bold little arches, the immense pointed arches, so frail and so exquisite. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z This period commenced in the fourth century, and was entirely changed in the twelfth, by the introduction of the pointed arch. Cathedral Cities of England It consists of two tiers of large pointed arches, pierced transversely. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" The Tuscan arch, where the extrados takes the form of a pointed arch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" In the same city a good example of an Italian Gothic church, erected after the pointed arch had been introduced, may be found in the church of Sta. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance As we stood in the courtyard of the Audiencia, admiring for the fiftieth time its pointed arches, clustered columns and fine old staircase, two people entered, breaking upon our solitude. Glories of Spain The aisles, with the intervention of richly clustered pillars and pointed arches springing from their caps, range along on either side of the nave. Cathedral Cities of England Among the houses stands an occasional church or abandoned monastic buildings, with buttresses and pointed arches. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Externally the walls are comparatively plain, the decoration being confined to the east end, where the three apses are covered with a series of blind intersecting arcades of pointed arches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" This hospital was founded in 1456, and most of it is of later date and of renaissance character; the street front of two storeys in height, with pointed arches, is very rich. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance These cut and intersect the pointed arches of the deep galleries beyond, placed above the side chapels, of which there are an immense number. Glories of Spain A matter of 130 years later, it was decided to extend eastwards from the choir and introduce the newly developed style, which was the use of the pointed arch. Cathedral Cities of England From each corner of the room pointed arches met in the middle of the ceiling, where they spread out in Gothic fashion. Marguerite de Valois The feature which most marks all Italian Gothic is the indifference to the true use of the pointed arch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Here very simple pointed arches are made use of, as the entire surface of the interior is covered with mosaic pictures of Norman origin. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Surrounding us were the wonderful cloister bays with their round arches resting on the white marble columns, all enclosed in an outer pointed arch. Glories of Spain The second phase of Gothic architecture in Germany, in which the pointed arch was substituted for the semicircular, did not begin until the second half of the 13th century. Architecture The pointed arch buildings in the Holy Land have all been traced to the age of the Crusades. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 Stalactite work is employed in the pendentive of the smaller apses and in the capitals of the columns carrying the pointed arches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" No. 2 represents one of the expedients adopted for vaulting an oblong compartment before the pointed arch was introduced. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Above these rose a gallery of round arcades supported by single pillars with carved capitals, the arches, wider and more open than the pointed arches beneath them, presenting a fine contrast. Glories of Spain Moreover in late Romanesque work the pointed arch is now and then introduced shadowing forth the approaching change. Architecture The exterior is well preserved, and is largely decorated with interlacing pointed arches; the windows also are pointed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" Equilateral pointed arches, described from two centres, the radius being the whole width of the arch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" No. 3 represents a similar compartment vaulted without any distortion or irregularity by the help of the pointed arch. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Nothing remains to show the glory of what has been but one side of a cloister through whose pointed arches you gaze upon a perfect Norman doorway—a dream-vision. Glories of Spain The pointed arch was adopted long before it came into use elsewhere in Europe, having been, it is suggested, a modification of the horse-shoe form so characteristic of Moorish mosques. Architecture The cathedral, of the 13th century, is cruciform in design, with lancet windows and pointed arches, and contains many interesting sculptures and tombs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" This church is divided down the centre by an arcade of pointed arches, virtually constituting a double nave, and the rood-screen is carried through both. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" It has been held by some very good authorities that the pointed arch was first introduced into Gothic architecture to solve difficulties which presented themselves in the vaulting. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Over all is its wonderful tone; whilst the obscure light brings out the pointed arches of choir and chapels and the slender fluted pillars in softened outlines. Glories of Spain On reaching the second landing, he tapped twice with his knuckles at a low door, whose pointed arch and iron grating were made to represent the postern of a convent. Jack Hinton The Guardsman At first he took pains to introduce new patterns of clock-cases; but he could not succeed in changing essentially the shape of our Black Forest clocks,--the square with a pointed arch. Edelweiss A Story At first in Gothic work both the semicircular and pointed arches were used simultaneously in the same building, the larger arches being pointed, the smaller ones and windows being semicircular. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Through the twelfth, and part of the thirteenth centuries, the architects of Germany pursued a course parallel with that followed in France and in England, but without adopting the pointed arch. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance Gothic Architecture is chiefly distinguished by the pointed arch. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History Immediately above the arches of the principal nave and transept, at a height of about ninety feet, runs a balustrade, the design of which consists of a series of pointed arches. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. It has double rows of handsome pointed arches. What We Saw in Egypt The great value of the pointed arch in vaulting is described in the article Vault. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The pointed arch, when adopted in Germany, was in all probability borrowed from France, as the general aspect of German churches of pointed architecture seems to prove. Architecture Gothic and Renaissance For some hundreds of years it had been usual to build in what is called the Gothic style, of which the chief mark is the use of pointed arches. Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation The inhabitants of Wells are, or were, exceedingly proud of the "vista" into the procession-path and Lady Chapel, which is afforded by the three dainty pointed arches of the east end. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See It appeared low, but the pointed arch was such as to afford room for the tallest man to enter. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors About the middle of the 14th century at Gloucester the four-centred pointed arch was introduced, which became afterwards the leading characteristic feature of the Tudor style. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" They employed the pointed arch between arcades and vaulting, and unlike the French, threw a dome or cimborio over the intersection of nave and transepts. Cathedrals of Spain The pointed arch—or series of arches—which crowns the portal, is timid in its structure, or, in other words, is but slightly pointed or not at all. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain The six bays of the nave show pointed arches springing from rounded columns. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Before the altar, under the low pointed arches of the transept, he spread out a deep-piled Persian rug—where La Clavel promptly kneeled—and set the chair conveniently for her. The Bright Shawl The use of the pointed arch was accepted at last as a necessity, and cannot be said ever to have been welcomed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The second tier of the screen facing the nave, below a large pointed arch, is broken by a magnificent rose. Cathedrals of Spain The changements introduced into the new style tended to give it a more severe and defiant exterior appearance than in northern churches,—a scarcity of windows and flying buttresses, timidly pointed arches, and solid towers. The Cathedrals of Northern Spain Beneath the tower, at the westerly end, is the baptistery, entrance to which from the body of the church is gained through a low, pointed arch. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The white dome might be Indian or Persian, but the pointed arches and minarets are unmistakably Moorish—that is, Moorish brought across by Spain. Through Our Unknown Southwest At length after moving in silence for some minutes, both stepped out through the pointed arch of a narrow gate-way into the open air upon a lofty battlement. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. In the cellars below are old walls of vast thickness, part of an ancient window, a curious fire-place, and some pointed arches, all now choked with modern brick partitions and dusty staircases. Old and New London Volume I Upright lines of moulding in windows; doorways, a combination of square heads with pointed arches. The Church Handy Dictionary Characterized by vertical lines, pointed arches, and decorative material based directly upon nature. Applied Design for Printers A Handbook of the Principles of Arrangement, with Brief Comment on the Periods of Design Which Have Most Strongly Influenced Printing Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #43 All the forms below are in stone; and the moulding 2, translated into stone, forms the universal archivolt of the early pointed arches of Venice, and windows of second and third orders. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) Neither can the objection, so often raised against the pointed arch, that it will not admit the convenient adjustment of modern sashes and glass, hold for an instant. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), So far so good; but he then went on to try and show that the pointed arch is necessarily weak, and here he himself broke down. Old and New London Volume I The typical pure pointed arch of Venice is a five-pieced arch, with its stones in three orders of magnitude, the longest being the lowest, as at b2, Plate III. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) A gateway with a very pointed arch at the bottom of this piazza forms the entrance to the town. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The same hangings prevailed at intervals in England, France, and Germany, till the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when the new Gothic style of high, pointed arches altered the decorative customs. Needlework As Art Yet so far forth as the roofing alone is concerned, they are not Gothic unless the pointed arch be the principal form adopted either in the stone vaulting or the timbers of the roof proper. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The pointed arches and rude sculpture at the entrance doors showed great antiquity, but the northern wall had been rebuilt in 1680. Old and New London Volume I This is called a pointed arch, which is a contradiction in terms: it ought to be called a curved gable; but it must keep the name it has got. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The Venetian clock-tower, now a caf�, bears the date 1493 on a panel of the winged lion above the pointed arch, but must be earlier than that date, as it also bears the Frangipani escutcheon. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The nave, in the south wall, has two three-light windows, the western one perpendicular and having pointed arch, the eastern square headed. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time The modes of support and of decoration are infinitely various, but the real character of the building, in all good Gothic, depends upon the single lines of the gable over the pointed arch, Fig. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Alone, however, the form of the arch is no real test, for many pure Norman works have pointed arches. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them XXX., are the ghosts of the lintel, the gable, the arch, and the pointed arch. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The aisles are cross-vaulted without ribs, but with pointed arches between the bays. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Its architecture, according to the same able antiquary, affords a satisfactory proof that the pointed arch was really used in France, full half a century before the epoch generally assigned to its introduction. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The advance of the Gothic spirit was, for a few years, checked by this compromise between the round and pointed arch. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), In England, however, the pointed arch soon gained a decided victory over its rival. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them Then the curves so described give the pointed arches belonging to each of the round arches; g, the flat pointed arch, h, the central pointed arch, and i, the lancet pointed arch. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) It opens to the nave, with two pointed arches with an oculus above. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia The outside of the first gate-way has round towers: the second has a pointed arch. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy XIV., and the pure Gothic condition is the pointed arch under the high gable, b. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The Transitional Period.The first form of the pointed arch, known as the Early English, was used from about 1180 to 1300, including part of the reigns of Henry II., Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them XXXIII., the dotted line representing the relative pointed arch, we may evidently conceive an arch formed by reversed curves on the inside of the gable, as here shown by the inner curved lines. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The north aisle has pointed arches at intervals and a flat roof; the nave of the Santissimo also has a flat roof with beams and brackets. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia It is a remarkably fine specimen of a very early pointed arch, still preserving all the ornaments of the semi-circular style, and displaying them in great richness and beauty. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy We have seen that the first condition of its form is, that it shall have pointed arches. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), These consisted of kicking off the nearest hats, doing the split, the guitar act, the pointed arch, and similar fantasies. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life When the last described arch is used, not as the principal arrangement, but as a mere heading to a common pointed arch, we have the form c, Fig. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) The triforium is severely plain, being a mere shallow gallery of small pointed arches. The Cathedrals of Northern France Its gable, pierced with numerous windows, generally in the form of flatly pointed arches, each of them containing a couple of arches with trefoil-heads, has given currency to the tale of its original destination. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy When Gothic is perfect, therefore, it will follow that the pointed arches must be built in the strongest possible manner. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), These ruins exhibit semicircular with pointed arches in indiscriminate combination, and during the present century decay has caused much of them to fall. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel What we have to say will apply to all arches, but the central pointed arch is the best for general illustration. The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) Above is an arcaded gallery of small pointed arches in pairs, also extending across the entire front. The Cathedrals of Northern France The whole is of a piece, complete in conception and execution; and there are no intersecting arches from which a pointed arch may have arisen. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy It is remarkable as having its great entrance on the first floor, attained by a bold flight of steps, sustained on pure pointed arches wrought in brick. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The inner walls of the towers have been cut away, completely adapting them for transepts, the towers being supported on great pointed arches. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Here arcades of bold pointed arches spring from piers, and the effect of the whole structure is noble and full of character. Architecture Classic and Early Christian The pointed arches of the cloisters and the square campanile contrast rather than blend in an effective and harmonious manner and resemble military fortifications rather than an edifice of the church. Italy, the Magic Land The chancel which is higher than the nave is entered by a large pointed arch, which like its jambs has one of its mouldings twisted. Portuguese Architecture Its external forms are pointed arches, vaulted roofs, &c. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The chief entrance is by a gateway under a low, pointed arch which bears the arms of Queen Elizabeth and of Earl Pembroke. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel From the ninth century, then, the pointed arch was in constant use. Architecture Classic and Early Christian No plain square affair, with three pointed arches in the façade, and a gable of pink tiles; but here are quoins, oriels, embrasures, segmental arches, and other luxuries of architecture. The Book of Khalid This was further developed at Fontfroide near Narbonne, where an arcade of four small round arches under a large pointed arch carries a thin wall pierced by a large round circle. Portuguese Architecture And our final definition of Gothic will, therefore, stand thus:— “Foliated Architecture, which uses the pointed arch for the roof proper, and the gable for the roof-mask.” The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), None of the exterior masonry is Byzantine, as the use of polished ashlar with fine joints, of pointed arches, and of moulded stone cornices clearly proves. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture The great open quadrangle, the pointed arch, the dome, the minaret, all appear, but they are all made out of Indian materials. Architecture Classic and Early Christian So he had turned to the Gothic form, which always asserted the broken desire of mankind in its pointed arches, escaping the rolling, absolute beauty of the round arch. The Rainbow Each recess has a pointed arch richly moulded, and with broad bands of very unusual leaves, while above it rises a tall ogee canopy, crocketed and ending in a large finial. Portuguese Architecture Look if the principal windows and doors have pointed arches with gables over them. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The pointed arches at present opening from the ambulatory to the central area were formed to make the church more suitable for Moslem worship, as were those of the north church. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture One such influence we find in the constructive use of the pointed arch, which is said to have been introduced about 1125 from the South of France—a route which Norman Crusaders frequently followed. Memorials of Old London Volume I The tall wooden gate, sheltered from the rain by a pointed arch, was adorned with painted carvings of the lion, symbol of the Guelfi, and the griffin, symbol of the city of Perugia. The Saracen: The Holy War It is not large, has an aisleless nave of four bays, a large porch with three wide pointed arches at the west, and a sort of domed chancel. Portuguese Architecture If not pointed arches, the building is not Gothic; if they have not any gables over them, it is either not pure, or not first-rate. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), Turkish repairs show in the pilasters and the pointed arches which support the original transverse arches. Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture On the heavy bed curtains to her left, the late afternoon sun cast an oblong of yellow light with a pointed arch at the top, the shape of an open window nearby. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The big bed with its golden curtains was the same, and so was the window with its pointed arch. The Saracen: The Holy War In connection with these vaults we must remember that a pointed arch has no key properly speaking; the top stone is merely a joint. A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 If, however, it has the steep roof, the pointed arch, and gable all united, it is nearly certain to be a Gothic building of a very fine time. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), They could make out, however, what appeared to be a pair of windows with pointed arches, and between them a large doorway, seeming more like the mouth of a cavern. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Six or so others talked quietly under the pointed arch of the public entrance to the audience chamber. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel The pointed arch is the other most marked and characteristic feature of Gothic architecture, and, like the buttress, it will be seen that it arose entirely out of constructive difficulties. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 "Did you notice the round arches and the pointed arches?" The End of a Coil The so-called pointed arch ought always to be considered as a gable, with its sides curved in order to enable them to bear pressure from without. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), A glance backward as they walked out from its walls showed its architecture purely of the conventual style; windows with pointed arches, the larger ones heavy mullioned, and a campanile upon the roof. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Its entrance hall, one hundred and thirty-five feet long, half as wide, and seventy feet high, has a lofty roof supported by heavy stone pillars with pointed arches of Saracenic type. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions This is one of the constructive reasons which led to the adoption of the pointed arch in mediæval architecture, and one which is easily stated and easily understood. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 The pointed arch, of which all Moslem architects were enamored, is shown in the main doorway and in the principal windows of the front. The Critic in the Orient To prevent this, we make a pointed arch of it, as at c; and now it cannot fall inwards, but if pressed upon from above may give way outwards, as at d. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The north aisle has three bays with round arches, and two eastward with pointed arches. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter The new arches were pointed: in order to match them, the older round-headed arches were taken down, and pointed arches built, which cut into and blocked the clerestory windows. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church The whole of these difficulties were approximately got over in theory, and almost entirely in practice, by the adoption of the pointed arch. Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888 A gate with iron mountings leads into the T-shaped entrance-hall, in the centre of which is an oval cupola, and on either side slightly pointed arches. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria I shall say then, in the first place, that “Gothic architecture is that which uses, if possible, the pointed arch in the roof proper.” The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), The columns are connected by pointed arches, upon each four stand little domes constructed of mortar and whitened outside. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The north arcade at Northallerton is of massive twelfth century work, with rounded arches: the south arcade was added in the thirteenth century, and has slender columns with pointed arches. The Ground Plan of the English Parish Church A corridor 9 feet wide, and roofed by a pointed arch, went round the building on the outside; and this was separated from another within of equal width. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology This is a very simple edifice, covered by a flat roof of palm-leaf stalks, and containing two rows of four pointed arches, with four ancient marble pillars built into the stone. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria We may easily do this if the reader will first allow me to remind him of the true nature of the pointed arch, as it was expressed in � X. Chap. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), It is thought by some that the Gothic or pointed arch is derived from this symbol, being simply the upper half of a vesica. The Worship of the Church and The Beauty of Holiness Sometimes the pointed arch is outside, as in “St. James’” Chapel, sometimes inside as in “St. Edward’s.” Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England The adoption of the pointed arch had very important results. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe On the side next to the sea is a pointed arch. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria The westernmost bay shows in the triforium stage a round arch comprising four pointed arches. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric It has a gate porch entered by a wide but low pointed arch, with an inner arch where the doors were hung. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See The first and grandest style resulted merely from the application of the pointed arch to the frequent Romanesque window, the large semicircular arch divided by three small ones. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature A round arch of a given span can be only half as high as it is wide, but the pointed arch may have a great diversity of proportions. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe On the east side the screen before each window has a broad pointed arch of the width of the window, flanked by a pair of narrow ones; on the west it copies the window. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See West of this is the principal entrance, a Norman arch, beneath which a pointed arch has been inserted, the original imposts, however, remaining. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric These have pointed arches with carved keystones, and formerly were guarded by heavy banisters and carved lions. Travels in the Far East The Lombard Architecture, with its horizontal lines, its circular arches and expanding cupola, soothes and calms one; the Gothic, with its pointed arches, aspiring vaults and intricate tracery, rouses and excites—and why? On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature I call it an entrance hall, but it is rather a small adytum, spanned by a pointed arch carrying the legend Stemmata Quid Faciunt. From a Cornish Window A New Edition We are told of pointed arches and tracery merely punched out, of crockets and finials barely hinted without any fine forms or beautiful relief, and of the lack of any “deep-shadowed infinity of mouldings.” Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See The ‘low side window’ internally has a depressed pointed arch, and is widely splayed, as are also the tall and the short window opposite. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric In the centre of each side of the main octagon is a porch, forty feet high, with a pronounced pointed arch. Travels in the Far East The general air is early, the work plain, the masonry simple; but the clerestory windows have pointed arches. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine In the grass to the right of the old apse you can see a pointed arch springing from a capital, which shows how the surrounding soil has risen since the thirteenth century. The Story of Rouen Just inside the doorway, with its peculiar flatly-pointed head under a pointed arch, there is, to the right, a small square cell which may have been used as a place of confinement. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See The open space is76 surrounded by colonnades united by pointed arches and surmounted by domes. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure I have endeavored briefly to point out to you the propriety and naturalness of the two great Gothic forms, the pointed arch and gable roof. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 Of these, Carentan has considerable Romanesque portions, the arches of the central lantern and the pillars of the nave which have been ingeniously lengthened and made to bear pointed arches. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine And in the coming chapters it is with the pointed arch that we shall have more and more to deal. The Story of Rouen The integral between each massive pillar formed a pointed arch. Rookwood It is a small Moorish structure, with two stone pilasters supporting a pointed arch. Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 Then, away with these absurdities; and the next house you build, insist upon having the pure old Gothic porch, walled in on both sides, with its pointed arch entrance and gable roof above. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The gates are gone, but the likeness survives of a building near the eastern gate with two pointed arches rising from a pillar, known as Les Porches. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine It was the problem of vaulting over a space that was not square, which gave the pointed arch its reason for absolute existence, its beauty of proved strength and adequate proportion. The Story of Rouen They are placed under a comprising pointed arch, just beneath the point of which, and over the central lancet, is a cinquefoil opening. Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda Even the arches which open from the east wall of these transepts to the apses have been changed for pointed arches, the piers of which have a singularly elegant base.” The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See And now observe this most interesting fact, that all the loveliest Gothic architecture in the world is based on the group of lines composed of the pointed arch and the gable. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 Those who seek for it will also find a mediæval bridge of two pointed arches over one of the branches of the Orne. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine Its upper room was a storage place for arms and ammunition, and on the side which faces the city was open, with a broad, pointed arch. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France, Volume 1 The clerestory of the transept and also that of the choir bear a general likeness to that of the nave, but are of earlier date, the arcading having semicircular and not pointed arches. Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda This mixture is not confined to the details of decoration but may be observed also in the indiscriminate employment of round and pointed arches. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See This, then, is the first use to which your pointed arches and gable roofs are to be put. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 Maine was far off from the land of the Saracen, and the pointed arch would here be a sign that later forms were not far off. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine The "préau" or court is surrounded by a double row of pointed arches, interlacing each other, and filled in with flowered spandrils and cornices, carved with the greatest delicacy and endless variety. Brittany & Its Byways And at the end of a street, the great gray doors appear, the high pointed arches marvellously chiseled, the high towers. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 This wall contains a good Early English pointed arch, which is now filled up with stonework and contains a modern window. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire You will find that the proposal to build them with pointed arches is met by an objection on the part of your architects, that you cannot fit them with comfortable sashes. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 Inside it supplies one of the best examples of the transition, the pointed arch having made its way into the great constructive arcades, but not into any of the smaller arches. Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine The principal doorway—that at the north end—is perforated into a walled-up large pointed arch. Byeways in Palestine It is round arched, and its outer order, if it may be so called, extends inwards for about five feet, unadorned as a bold and plain tunnel arch, having a pointed arch in each ingoing. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys It consists of a low pointed arch, struck from two centres, in the hollow moulding of which are canopies. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire You will find that every one of its leaves is terminated, more or less, in the form of the pointed arch; and to that form owes its grace and character. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The two minor pointed arches are of the 14th century. On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature What is built by Louis the Twelfth is heavy, dark, and gothic, with small rooms, and pointed arches. Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808 From the latter spring large pointed arches, with plain chamfered orders. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys These doorways were destroyed in the thirteenth century, or later, when the walls were cut away and pointed arches as wide as the chamber itself inserted. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire How these pointed arches ought to be grouped and decorated, I shall endeavor to show you in my next lecture. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The spaces between these door-ways, like those of the windows over them, are empannelled with pointed arches, subdivided by smaller arches, and resting on slender pillars. A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents The wall juts out in pointed arches, and pillars, on the sides of which are various grotesque combinations of rock. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 The pointed arch indicates the transitional character of this part of the building, and was probably introduced in this position to give strength to sustain the tower. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The sides of the Octagon are adorned with an arcade of pointed arches, some of which are pierced and glazed to admit light; the longer sides have six, and the shorter three, of these arches. Ely Cathedral But there is a farther reason for our adopting the pointed arch than its being the strongest form; it is also the most beautiful form in which a window or door-head can be built. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 In the first stage from the ground, and rising from a channelled base, are two lofty pointed arches resting on slender pillars. A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral Comprising a brief history of the monastery from its foundation to the present time, with a descriptive account of its architectural peculiarities and recent improvements; compiled from the works of Gunton, Britton, and original & authentic documents The architecture was pure Gothic, vaulted roofs and pointed arches. Molly Brown's Orchard Home Within the great thickness of the wall a chamber of considerable size was obtained, and it opens into the nave by six pointed arches, and to the outside over the doorway by three arches. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The details are varied and graceful, with the design of each pair coupled under a pointed arch with a cinquefoil in its head, which is again surmounted by a high crocketted gable. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See All other leaves, as far as I know, have the round or pointed arch in the form of the extremities of their foils. Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 The art of polyphony had its origin at the same period as the pointed arch and the great cathedrals of Europe, which our architects strive in vain to surpass. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The pointed arch of this window has over it, on the exterior, the original great semi-circular arch. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See The pointed arch shows the advent of the new style, but the ornaments of the old style continue to linger for a time. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The screen itself has three deeply-recessed portals with pointed arches, and a large canopied empty niche on each side of the main entrance. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See On its capital there is the spring of a pointed arch, enriched with dog-tooth ornament similar to the entrance arch. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Carlisle A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See There can be no doubt that accidentally, or otherwise, the pointed arch had been used often enough without any idea of its adoption as a principle of construction even in ancient buildings. Illuminated Manuscripts The first and third stages have pointed arches, while those of the second and fourth are round. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See It has a groined roof, and the three compartments in the length are separated by pointed arches that spring from moulded caps on octagonal responds. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The whole forms a large group of buildings, now partially in ruins, in a style resembling the contemporaneous medieval work in Europe, with pointed arches in several orders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" In a more confined sense, it comprehends those styles only in which the pointed arch predominates, and it is then often used to distinguish such from the more ancient Anglo-Saxon and Norman styles. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Seven pointed arches are thus formed in each face; between these arches stand slender pillars with well carved capitals which show a great variety of design. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings There are in each bay two pointed arches, each containing three smaller arches with foiled headings surmounted by three open quatrefoils. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See The lower arcade contains five pointed arches, with a trefoiled arch within each. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The mosque of Tulun was built entirely in brick, and is the earliest instance of the employment of the pointed arch in Egypt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Q. Into how many classes may the pointed arch be divided? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. The two Aisles are of the same length as the nave, and are divided from it by an arcading on either side, each containing six pointed arches. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings Above the reredos a broad spandrel left by two pointed arches springing from a central pier fills the upper part of the Norman arch. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See The clerestory is of Transition work, having one lofty stilted and pointed arch, and two smaller pointed arches in each bay. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Indeed, it would be altogether impossible to combine a vault with such a clerestory as is found in these transepts, for a vault is a roof designed to fit a pointed arch. The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See A. Into two, namely, the simple pointed arch described from two centres, and the complex pointed arch described from four centres. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Above this comes the clerestory, the pointed arch between the round-headed windows indicating a somewhat later date; and above this there is a chamber perfectly plain within, and not open to the church below. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings A central pillar divides this lower arch, two pointed arches springing from its capital and leaving a spandrel between them, which is covered with modern sculpture. Bell’s Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford, A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See The lower story contains a wall arcade having single pointed arches, with first pointed mouldings. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys But of all these signs the only one of any real value is the roundness of the pubic arch in the female, as compared with the pointed arch in the male. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology Q. What are the different kinds of complex pointed arches? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. The capitals of these are rudely carved, and between the relieving pointed arches are carved heads, that on the north side being the most noteworthy. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings The church of Grasmere is a very plain structure, with a low body, on one side of which is a low porch with a pointed arch. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Each arch of the triforium is acutely pointed, and contains two smaller pointed arches within it, each of which has an inner trefoiled arch. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Remains of Roman architecture, then far more numerous and perfect than they are at present, controlled the minds of artists, and induced them to adopt the rounded rather than the pointed arch. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The circular part of St. Sepulchre’s Church, Northampton, has early pointed arches, plain in design, springing from Norman cylindrical piers. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. An altar occupying a position similar to the one in the north transept used to stand in this transept also, but the pointed arch over the recess shows that it was of later date. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings From that pointed arch once descended draperies 50 feet long! Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath This architecture was perfected by the mediæval builders—the round arch in the twelfth and the pointed arch in the two succeeding centuries. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The window, with its various mullions and lights, formed one high pointed arch, marked by solid stone pillars on each side, the capitals of which traced the commencement of the arch. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History Even with respect to the origin of the pointed arch, that vexata quæstio of antiquaries, with what degree of probability may it not be attributed to this mystical form? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Within the porch the side walls are divided into two compartments, each of which is composed of two pointed arches beneath another larger pointed arch, with a cinquefoil in the head. Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings The nave has four pointed arches on each side, on piers, separating it from the side aisles. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) This chapel is vaulted with the pointed barrel vault usual in Scotland in the fifteenth century, and, consequently, the side windows are low, their pointed arch being kept below the springing of the vault. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The interior is divided into three naves by wooden partitions, consisting of pillars without capitals supporting pointed arches. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 It is indeed in this symbolical figure that we see the outline of the pointed arch plainly developed at least a century and half before the appearance of it in architectonic form. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Note the octagonal pillars and pointed arches of the nave and the two small chapels attached to the chancel. Hertfordshire Heavy houses, immense walls, pointed arches of the doorways, cages of iron bars projecting balcony wise around each square window. Romance The west tower, which is vaulted, opens into the nave through a lofty pointed arch, springing from moulded responds. Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys The last cause may perhaps be the true one: but it matters little whence the pointed arch came. Health and Education A. The semicircular-headed arch, with its peculiar mouldings, was almost entirely discarded, and superseded by the pointed arch, with plain chamfered edges or mouldings of a different character. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Our way into the city lies through the old, partially ivy-clad Gate House, a relic of the Benedictine Monastery; note the Perp. pointed arch and vaulted roof. Hertfordshire The heavy and somber Norman architecture, with its round arches and square, massive towers, was giving place to the more graceful Gothic style, with its pointed arch and lofty, tapering spire. The Leading Facts of English History These rise nearly two-thirds the height of the frontage and it is almost a hundred feet from the ground to the top of the pointed arches. British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car Being A Record Of A Five Thousand Mile Tour In England, Wales And Scotland There it stands in all the beauty of its pointed arches and triple lancet windows, as when it was consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem in the year 1185. Mike Fletcher A Novel In Spratten Church, Northamptonshire, is a stone bench for three persons under a plain recessed pointed arch. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Crisostomo, and next it a house newly faced, and then the fascinating remains of the twelfth-century Palazzo Lion, consisting of an exposed staircase and a very attractive courtyard with round and pointed arches. A Wanderer in Venice Nevertheless, apparently, Norman columns which remained firm were left alone, while pointed arches were placed over them in the triforium. Old St. Paul's Cathedral Pressing her face against the grill, Arlee found she was looking down into a long and spacious hall, lined with delicate columns bearing beautiful, pointed arches, and brilliant with old gilding and inlay. The Palace of Darkened Windows Before them, against a sky in which the last faint glow of evening still contended with the stars, the spire and pointed arches of the church of St. Germain rose darkly graceful. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France In Clemping Church, Sussex, is an early chest of the thirteenth century, the front of which exhibits a series of plain pointed arches trefoiled in the head, and other carved work. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. The Deanery entrance has three pointed arches, beneath which, as we have stated, the poor pilgrims and other wayfarers received food and alms. Winchester Even if the Arabs did not originate the pointed arch, it has always been one of the most beautiful and characteristic features of Mahomedan architecture. India, Old and New The wall of the esplanade was a continued series of pointed arches, with a handsome frieze above it. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Above the vast and magnificent portal of this gate arose a window of the same order, whose pointed arches still exhibited fragments of stained glass, once the pride of monkish devotion. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century Q. What are the different kinds of simple pointed arches? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. It was not born Catholic as the pointed arch was; it only became so by baptism conferred by the Church. The Cathedral The semi-circular arch of the Romanesque style gave way to the pointed arch of the Gothic, and wonderful cathedrals slowly lifted their beautiful spires to the sky. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today The sides present a vast display of pointed arches, and its shape on the ground is quite irregular. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East The bridge consists of three piers, whence spring three pointed arches which unite their groins in the centre. Vanishing England In the remains of Malmesbury Abbey Church a Norman triforium with semicircular arches is supported on pointed arches which are enriched with Norman mouldings, and spring from massive cylindrical Norman piers. The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. Some writers assert that the pointed arch based on an equilateral triangle existed in Egypt, Syria, and Persia; others regard it as descended from Saracen and Arab art; nothing certainly is provable. The Cathedral They always opened through large, pointed arches which were either upright or inclined, their bold columns supporting enormous pieces of rock. Over Strand and Field His mind is like modern Gothic, where plain brick-work is set off with pointed arches and plain tracery. Bracebridge Hall When this was done, the great round arches east and west of the tower were changed into pointed arches, but those north and south were left unaltered. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See Q. Of what three kinds were the pointed arches of this era? The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. To me," thought Durtal, "it is almost certain that it was in the forest that man found the prototype of the nave and the pointed arch. The Cathedral His mind is like modern Gothic, where plain brick-work is set off with pointed arches and quaint tracery. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists On each of its faces is an entrance through a pointed arch, ornamented with crockets and a finial. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 470, January 8, 1831 The two exceptions mentioned above are the pointed arches, east and west of the central tower, and the removal of the three lowest windows in the apse. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See Some of the beautifully carved figure-work still remains in the spandrels between the subsidiary pointed arches. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See All about the court there is a colonnade with pointed arches; and, beyond that, rows of cells, each one with its individual vault. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle The room, being on the ground floor, was lighted by narrow windows in the pointed arches, which served but to make darkness visible. The Man Who Laughs The compartments end in acute pointed arches.—In the north tower, the whole of the space from the basement story is occupied by only two tiers of windows. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 The huge pointed arches covered with Norman mouldings are very remarkable. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See The court is entered beneath a gate-way of beautiful and singular architecture, composed of two lofty pointed arches of equal height, crowned by a row of smaller arcades. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 Early English, a term in architecture used to designate that particular form of Gothic architecture in vogue in England in the 13th century, whose chief characteristic was the pointed arch. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The N. and S. transeptal arches retain their round heads as originally constructed, but the E. and W. piers carry pointed arches. Somerset In the middle is a large, wide, pointed arch, with a square-headed entrance beneath. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 The arcade by the ground consists of pointed arches, though the great doorway has a round arch; all have Early English mouldings. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See It is a polygon, with sides of pannelled work, each compartment occupied by a pointed arch, with tracery in the spandrils. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 Its church is cruciform; the nave is separated from the north aisle by round arches, and from the south aisle by pointed arches, which gives it a singular and unusual beauty. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque The tower rises very nobly upon four slender columns, terminating in pointed arches but with Norman capitals. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 570, October 13, 1832 Their magnitude is rendered still more remarkable by their being arranged in pairs, each separate pair inclosed within a pointed arch, and its windows parted only by a clustered pillar. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 The archway at the south-eastern corner is very elegant, the open quatrefoil above the round arch and below the pointed arch being especially good. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See The entrance would be formed with clustered columns and richly moulded pointed arches, the door being solid, heavy oak, with large scroll and hammered iron hinges. A Mere Accident Two chapels are attached to the north transept, with a passage between them, its roof supported by a double row of pointed arches upheld by twisted pillars. Ireland, Historic and Picturesque Here we find the ponderous Saxon pillar, of the same dimensions in its circumference as in its length, which, however supports an incipient pointed arch. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 570, October 13, 1832 The north porch is entered by a pointed arch, which, though much less ornamented, approaches in style to the southern porch of St. Ouen, and, like that, has its inner archivolt fringed with pendant trefoils. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 The most patriotic were relying on the inspiration of native architects who had invented a Catalan art with pointed arches, battlements, and ducal coronets. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel The first floor fronts would be arcaded round with small columns with carved capitals and pointed arches. A Mere Accident In the earliest the round arch was used, but the later and more perfect styles having employed the pointed arch almost exclusively, the latter became characteristic of Gothic art generally. Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 It is believed to have been built in 870, and consists of three pointed arches rising steeply in the centre to permit the rush of water in flood times. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association They came to two doors with pointed arches, set side by side, the smaller being for foot passengers, and the other for horsemen. Figures of Earth It is characterized by large windows with pointed arches divided into many lights by mullions. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 But the propriety of the use of these clover-lines was hinted by a constructive exigency, the pointed arch. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 The Gothic cathedral, with its clustered columns branching and forming pointed arches overhead, was probably suggested by a grove of trees with overarching branches and boughs. Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 The last cause may perhaps be the true one; but it matters little whence the pointed arch came. Literary and General Lectures and Essays They raised their swords and formed a pointed arch above his head and a passage twelve men long. The Lost Prince Its characteristics are, pointed arches, long narrow windows, and the jagged or toothed ornament. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 404, December 12, 1829 Mysteriously he became higher in the middle, his body slowly forming first a round and then a pointed arch, with forehead, knees, and elbows touching the floor. The Flirt To be sure, the pointed arch was preserved—the form of them was Gothic—they might be even casements—but every pane was so large, so clear, so light! Northanger Abbey They used round arches and domes more than the pointed arches and vaulted roofs of the Gothic builders. Introductory American History The church is about one hundred feet in length and twenty-four in breadth; the steeple, which stands between the nave and the chancel, rests on four high and slender pointed arches. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 2 Great Britain and Ireland, Part 2 Most of these gates have high pointed arches; but a few round arches are seen among them, which, like all the arches of this kind in the Hedjaz, are nearly semi-circular. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred Simple pointed arches are still in use, but gradually they become flattened; and the arch, commonly known as the Tudor arch, is a peculiar feature of this style. English Villages Lighted almost entirely from above, there was no indication outside of the existence of this floor, except one tiny window, with vaguely pointed arch, almost in the very top of the gable. The Flight of the Shadow Instead of having rounded arches they used pointed arches. Introductory American History But even after you have gone down the three flights of steps you are only at the entrance to the church, amidst marble pillars, flying buttresses, and pointed arches. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe Most of the gateways have pointed arches; some few round; and the latter are seen, though less frequently, over the gates of private houses in every part of Egypt. Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred It is characterised by the introduction of the pointed arch. English Villages The essential characteristic of this style is the pointed arch. Outline of Universal History The place was probably the work of some powerful robber, about the time of the Crusades; a few vaults of communication, with pointed arches, denote Gothic architecture. Travels in Syria and the Holy Land This has a building over it with a pretty front, although the Grecian ornaments sculptured in marble are not in harmony with the pointed arch at the entrance. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Guy de Burg ran up a broad staircase to the entrance of the house itself, and passed beneath a noble entrance with a lofty pointed arch supported by clustered pillars. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest The lancet window is now introduced, at first of only one light, very narrow and long, and differing from the Norman window in having a pointed arch. English Villages This immense stone structure, embellished with airy columns, pointed arches, statues, inscriptions, delicate crestings, and flanked by two needles or aerial arrows, rises toward the heavens, a sublime invocation of Christian genius. Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 There is just sufficient light to show up the tracery of the windows and the massive pointed arches in the choir. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 This arrangement is frequently to be found in connection with the pointed arch, and such is the case at Bourdeilles. Two Summers in Guyenne First, one intense deeply-cut mass of shadow, under the pointed arch, to throw out the head and lifted hand of the Virgin. Val d'Arno Jeanne saw it slowly mounting in the dim light, under the pointed arches. The Saint They represent the ingrafting of the pointed arch upon the semicircular. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 The clustered columns of the nave have simple, pointed arches, and there is a carved marble altarpiece showing angels supporting the Virgin who is gazing upwards. Normandy, Illustrated, Part 2 Over the doorway, which has a pointed arch ornamented with a star moulding, is a semicircular compartment containing several figures in high relief, the central one of which represents the Virgin enthroned. Two Summers in Guyenne How those pillars, rising story above story, and those lines of pointed arches, all lead the eye heavenward! Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography She withdrew her hands from her tearful eyes, and fixed her gaze upon the cross, which shone there in front of her, beyond the pointed arches, against the dark phantoms of ancient paintings. The Saint It is not, like the cathedral at Bourges, the magnificent, airy, multiform, bushy, sturdy, efflorescent product of the pointed arch. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 The round and the pointed arch, used as principles of construction, with all they gave to architecture, were beyond even the Greeks. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines It goes by the name of La Porte Normande, but its slightly pointed arch disposes of the suggestion that the Normans were in some manner concerned in its construction. Two Summers in Guyenne From the first the Arab builders adopted the pointed arch; they introduced it into western Europe; and it became a characteristic feature of Gothic cathedrals. Early European History Towards the west there was another modern addition of drawing and dining rooms, and handsome bedchambers above, in Gothic taste, i.e. with pointed arches filled up with glass over the sash-windows. Chantry House The pointed arch, thenceforth supreme, built the rest of the church. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 Study Italian Gothic?—perhaps it would be as well: build with pointed arches?—there is no objection: use solid stone and well-burnt brick?— by all means: but—learn to carve or paint organic form ourselves! The Two Paths And its windows are all of the same pattern,—the exceedingly prosaic one of two pointed arches, with a round hole above, between them. Mornings in Florence A third feature, noteworthy but not so important, is the use of the pointed arch. Early European History It is an elaborate affair; with a pointed arch and a regular keystone, circular Sadúd, or "walls for supporting the hauling-apparatus," and minor reservoirs numbering three. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 It is of the age of Abbot Suger, but already exhibits pointed arches in the upper part. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 3 France and the Netherlands, Part 1 And will the reader mention any house with modern improvements in America which has also windows, with pointed arches of marble, opening upon balconies that overhang the Grand Canal? Venetian Life The roof of the vestibule is a wonderful piece of workmanship, formed of pointed arches, wreathed and twined through each other, like basket-work. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain Gothic architecture, with its pointed arches, flying buttresses, and traceried windows, never struck deep roots in Italy. Early European History The old Roman arch disappears, and the pointed arch is substituted,--graceful and elevated. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 05 The Middle Ages Dartford Bridge, which already in the Middle Ages had supplanted ford and ferry, happily remains to the extent of about a third of the width of the two pointed arches which touch the banks. England of My Heart : Spring Cathedrals sing, and they also pray, with pointed arches for folded hands. Memories of Hawthorne The interior is divided into a nave and two side-aisles by rows of square pillars, from which spring pointed arches. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain The complete triumph of the vertical tendency, foreshadowed in the Roman, was proclaimed in Gothic architecture in the use of the pointed arch. The Principles of Aesthetics At the end, stained golden with lichen, the mauve-grey tower of the church held up its bells against the sky in a belfry of broad pointed arches. Three Soldiers The West Gate is a plain but beautiful work of the fourteenth century, a great square tower over a pointed arch, under which is the entry. England of My Heart : Spring It was excavated through volcanic tufa and was 3,000 feet long, 25 feet wide, and of the pointed arch style. Marvels of Modern Science It is in the form of a Greek cross, with a dome in the centre, resting on four very elegant pointed arches. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain But, the dozen pointed arches on each face of the vast palace house of the budding baronet showed no sign of life. A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story Through the wide pointed arches of the belfry they could see the bells hanging against the sky. Three Soldiers A scene into which the artist had incautiously painted a pointed arch was condemned as an anachronism. Cashel Byron's Profession It looked low, but its pointed arch would have allowed the tallest man to enter. Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life It is a vaulted apartment, twenty feet high, entirely open towards the court, except a fine pointed arch at the top, decorated with encaustic ornaments of the most brilliant colors. The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain For so small a building the "barrel vault," a row of round arches, was often used; but David's voice was for the pointed arch throughout. Masters of the Guild They marched through the square with its pavement of little yellow rounded cobbles, its grey church with a pointed arch in the door, its cafes with names painted over them. Three Soldiers The pillars stand in a quadruple row; they are three deep on the other sides, and are united by pointed arches, every four of which support a small dome plastered and whitened on the outside. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 In her nostrils there seemed to be a perfume, like an essence of concentrated prayers sent up among these stone traceries, these pointed arches, these delicate columns, by generations of believers. In the Wilderness The rose window was not Gothic but Romanesque, and needed a great deal of coaxing to feel at home within the pointed arch. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Three steps led up to the narrow entrance, which, as well as the windows on the ground floor, was surrounded with a wholly inappropriate pointed arch. Thyrza Here the architects of the middle ages might have found studies for every form of the sacred art which sprang from the development of the pointed arch. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth This spot was known as Zigu, where an ancient stone bridge, with pointed arches, crossed the ravine about a hundred paces above the new wooden bridge erected by the Royal Engineers. Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 The great court of it, three hundred feet square, with pointed arches supported by piers, double, and on the side looking toward Mecca quintuple arcades, has a great dignity of sombre simplicity. The Spell of Egypt In sum, the Church preferred to stand firm on the Roman arch, and the architects seem now inclined to think it was right; that scholastic science and the pointed arch proved to be failures. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres As a servant brought the lamp nearer partial gleams fell upon the pillars and the pointed arches, forming a strong contrast with their shadows, that stretched along the pavement and the walls. The Mysteries of Udolpho And she stood looking thoughtfully at me still, till she had to sit down as we passed under the middle one of the row of little pointed arches of the oldest bridge across the Thames. News from Nowhere, or, an Epoch of Rest : being some chapters from a utopian romance It returns from the crusades with the pointed arch, like the nations with liberty. Notre-Dame De Paris They supported an archwork of fancifully carven wood, which curved gently outward to the center of the ceiling, forming, by conjunction with a similar, opposite curve, a pointed arch. The Yellow Claw Fortunately for tourists, the world, restless though it might be, could not hurry, and Abelard was to know of the pointed arch very little except its restlessness. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres It was scarcely possible to see, by the dim light of the autumn day, the sculptured groinings of the roof, the delicate and clean-cut lines of the mouldings of the graceful pointed arches. Christ in Flanders The old Roman arch disappears, and the pointed arch is substituted,—graceful and elevated. Beacon Lights of History The pointed arch is found between the two. Notre-Dame De Paris The recess of the doorway, which was built of freestone, was topped by a pointed arch bearing a little shrine surmounted by a cross, in which was a statuette of Sainte-Genevieve plying her distaff. The Alkahest Sometimes they put the pointed arch within the round, or above it; sometimes they put the round within the pointed. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Some of the pointed arches dashed at the tall lancet windows, who, like ladies of the Middle Ages, wore the armorial bearings of their houses emblazoned on their golden robes. Christ in Flanders At the entrance of the little town stood an old gateway, with a pointed arch and decaying battlements. Life of John Sterling The pointed arch, mistress since that time, constructed the rest of the church. Notre-Dame De Paris It is not, like the Cathedral of Bourges, the magnificent, light, multiform, tufted, bristling efflorescent product of the pointed arch. Notre-Dame De Paris |
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