Fergusson, James: The illustrated handbook of architecture: being a concise and popular account of the different styles of architecture preveiling in all ages and all countries (London, 1859)

457. Church at Zinsig. From Boisseree.

the later style (1157-1208). Its apse is one of the widest and boldest
of its olass, thongh deficient in height.

Tlie neighbonrhood of Treves has also some excellent specimens
of ronnd Gotliic, among which may be mentioned the abbey of Echter-
nach, the chnrch of St. Mathias, and the interesting and elegant cbnrcb
of Morzig.i

In Saxony tliere are many beantifnl, thongli no very extensive.
examples of the German style. Among these the two ruined abbeys

1 Bor particulars of more ofthese churches, 2 See Schmidt, Baudenkmale I rier, where

see Boissere'e, Nieder Rliein. all these are figured.

582 RHENISH ARGHITECTURE. Book II.

gant and sparkling contonrs of ]“»ointed architecture.1 A little farther
np the Rhine the church of St. Castor at Coblentz agreeably exemplifies