From a Drawing by J. Taylor Scott.
certainly far better produced by more massive proportions and a greater extent of unadorned surface.”[9]
NORMAN SHAFT WITH RE-CARVED CAPITAL, EASTERN PIER IN S. NAVE ARCADE. ([See p. 27].)
But although we miss the characteristic massiveness of most Norman naves, we also enjoy the freedom—which may fairly be claimed as the structural note of this interior—from their attendant heaviness. In fact, the very large span of the arches detracts from the size of the piers, the actual bulk of which is great.
DETAILS OF PIER ARCHES.
(From J. & F. p. 58.)
