The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-10
CATHEDRAL ARCHITECTURE
SEEN IN GOODYEAR
PHOTOGRAPHS.

the Brooklyn Museum--Other Views
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dne 70 deliberate MAN. 10 an "archi-
tect,r,I resnementr unpractised by
,ha r,,odarn, ord nracticn,,v unknown
hv theno
Tie rho,oSra nh. wore made from
many angles and heirhts. and the
did,cul,ies Of makinr them. after the
dimcu,ties ~ SECURING the commissions
fror, the nroner authorities. and the
dif,cu,t,es or arranging the attesting
nlumb lines which fell from lofty
yault,ngs could orIv have been sur
mounted bv an enthusiast. and Prof.
coodvear fortunately was that. He
was rewarded nv i1nding that the
lenses had recorded many variations
! that were not apparent TO the ordi-
nary eve. the whole object of the re
finements" being to please the eye:
the eve that has been pleased does not
readily suspect that an artifice has
been employed.
"a curious instance OF the value of
this Photographic evidence may be
cited from Amiens," says Prof Good
year. 1.-THE architect in charge OF re-
pairs MT Amiens was n pronounced
|sceptic as to the existence Of a WIDEN
ling refinement in this church. He
became an enthusiastic convert after
examining sixty-fiye enlarged photo
graphs of the cathedral. When these
photographs we're shown to this arch
litect We remained in the sacristy. and
we have never been in the nave of
Amiens Cathedral In company, either
at this time or before 1t or after It,
| Architects who have been in charge
of the Cathedral Of Rheims, St Marks
at Venice and the Church of ST. I.our
at Chalons have also certified to these
refinements, and no one of the three
was previously aware OF the widening
in his church. Not all, however. who
hear of the theory Immediately adopt
It. The editor OF the Builder, which is
one OF the most influential architec-
tural journals of Great Britain. re-
fused to examine the photographs
when they were shown in Edinburgh
or to send a representative for thai
purpose, and up to the present con-
tinues to deny there Is any widening
refinement in Europe, ridiculins 1t as
an absurdity. This also has been the
opinion of two well known Enghsi
architectural critics, Il. >. Prior ant
John Bison, and OF the distinguished
French antiquarians. DE l'asteyrle
Enlart and Durand. None or thes'
gentlemen says Prof. Goodyear, ha'
seen the evidence, and they are all st
incredulous as TO belleVe that ther'
can be no evidence.
I, for my part, am not increduious
and can accept the conclusions o
Prof. Goodyear without sense o
shock. At an extremely tender age
learned that the WISE creeks pu
bulging instead mechanlcall!
straight lines to their columns ant
. that the horizontal nhes oi TN
parthenOn were in reality curved, bu