, 1877-07-28

loE!n' nf osnamcntatipn. Tie u.c even NJ
vegetable furIns WA sttEctiHlra tpt allowed;
hI'. by the eig1!th s,nsurt, u which tnanY II
t!,c ri''i wurka Ut the sararc: bejuuE, the
l!vzanttne, GrcrEs who had hern pressed intp
tic scrr!rc of thc Arabian rulers were
elective combinations of color, anil the E,ost
pleasing arrangement If g..ulnrlrtc fprnIs in
lHt:EIArtl str0p''v1rk and in tlianrr- patterns.
Ornamental l!I.+ riftlons IRON the koTnn weru
arranged With the nInrAt ingenuity; and the
general effect ut the whole decoration, still seen
in the unfnlci colors us a tortnn IT the Al.
flanbrs, Is that Of . rcguIatly-arraugcd flower
gar'lcil+
The last great ncdlcval style, tie Gotlfr.
i1ourishei chiefly nm the 1shlnc, IN. the North sf
francr. an1 IN England. Tile pFu,,cs nnI,,c Of
tas style fs . 'l'sIutetl point, but tho best
authorities sic,iste to eal It the tlnthsr. THIS
many, u tic .ia.c Of I tho % tenth cen cen.
tufy. It reached It's perfection in the
4, stsn, ,S s,ssfy ty. f,' n the ess s;tss e1a
style directly opl",ssl u the horizontal for,ns
of The Egyptians and the urcckt, and To tie
circular governing lines uf the lsofnan<, as It
seleels she utrislt - IT, guiding linc. lis
fuanIatlnns suggesting etullcs. depths, % It's
ias-aNay upper sr1rca polnt to inInlte heights.
T!nase6 having distinguishing characteristics, It.
nf ait styles, htl,wh The noat Individuality "
Hnrat'n. atpl different Countries hare given II
!lt1fetent nascs, without destroying its ra'l1cal
f,rnIs. Tnc roll. u tne buildings bc!nr ct,nl.
po.e'l II aree'l vaults. very strong support IA
only needed 1t certain p'n's, ,wl,iri, arc
strengthened OIL the ,1uter Nalls by buttrtsscA.
Bctwccn these. hE4.a1, hlgh win1uHs Arc PLACED,
which, heIng alfcd with Etrgcrtl* ira .Gry and
| rkh etAneti glass. hc'in1e otc of the his
| tecinse. Another most conspicuous feature is
tho l'cli.tnxcr, Or KrAnd spisc, which l. usually
! square NJ the l'nsc, pa ht1l1 afterwards Into n
| pplsgutla! VI circular furt,i.
Tic decorative ucta.1a Ut the nftler are al
| why's founded On grotnetrlnl tslcery, but arc
extremely sarirtl. The traditional tyt'es uf by
zanttiIc ornament. exurt limitations OF natural
plants and nowcrt. animal mud hitrnah figures In
v4tn!ul oE grotesI'ie ioftn, together with the
81 elastic Is ttts lyle that great COMPANY O.!
taintets mud l!Iptt,rs, working together, att!
each ,Jnc CARRYING out bis own faith ur iacy,
would not ~ be iikeIs to mar li!e e!fec1 Of &c
the thirteenth century, is pGFlapa the nlost
lrrfcct ktrus ture VI tl!is style.
| The Rcnatssanc-w1l!cfl,a Us lis name showa,
was return H. old tnrlns-foslnwc'i hetinth!r,
| ntl revived. with vnr!xti,nf. thu classic forms
vi tic anricnt ety!cs. Is tie fret Of the t1iud-
ern styles, nhtl i1lt lu1cs within 1t all uf the
| remaining au1 sliyeEaitlcd lnu.iern orders of
Architecture, as tlsc Tudnr, The Loul*t @uaturze,
countries a,,d localities which hare produced It.
Taking It's riec IN ltaly, and hayits. different
forni. III each prominent city. the constructions
VI tcntrc ART tic Mnst elegant anu eliar-
| nrtrrIstir. Thai etty Is rrowdrtl will,
all varieties, froul the earlier tu thu atcst Isc-
| nRtsh4nre, each retaining Its Individuality uf
! style. Eacll story Ut these buildings has sep
aTute tier Of columns Or EE1aetert, surrnounte'l
| by cntabaturcs; the Windows Asc ArclleI nnd
| prnatnentcd With ct'lulnne and the Spaces utllcr.
| wise r,lniu are cnrjeiicd with ornament The
1ut1Ene Of the buildings at the top Is rafsc,l In
FORM bcin. usunIly finished with hatustralc,
which suppnrts kcu!piurc,l figures. rpun this
Venetian manner nlusl Gl the lsr1Alss2Ilce us.l
lecture ol Europe II lltrlclct1. IT. Peters
Church at Rome. airl st. rau!as, Ln.'l''n, aru
cxcnplhcaitnns of this style. The picturesque
ruin t'f lieidtlberr is unlauc example u early
q Ito varieties, Is g =. seen everywhere "a, at
e!ty OF palaces, llas hardly any. othc,
suited tn churches ur great public crcctluns, hui
fs castty at!apted 10 tlse requirements ot pal
| aees and bandsotnc hosncs; yet tha dome of t.lt
Cathedral Ut fI0rcncc Is GENERALLY cuns!dercl
| tut !irst example uf tic or1er. The styIc u
1.puts t(uat'1rxc IA 4 too highly ornanlcuted Rc.
| tsal4sancc.-ita useless aud ostcsItaiiuus Gin
| hel1ls!ncntA lclng called Rfcucu. The mos
striking cxasup1c nf this form IL the palace u
Versailles, which fs !unensc, but not grand
The term Cin4ue-CentU IL an Italian 0nt, ant
may he cye,l called slang phrase. Its ncan
thE II tfte hnrc.l. md 1t .rsfgnates tho kin,
Ut urt hit e"turc and decoration which nEose II
timIy atr,ut thu beginning Vt tic sixteenth cen
tury. Its ornament ih sF1lsllnus fn charHctrS
beng us.ialIy derived frum auulcut ,aythuluy
aud hlstuH.