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POINTED STYLE IN GERMANY.
Book Y.
apses, both of wliiah. were rebnilt at a later age, forming two very
beantiful and extensive cboirs. Tbe wbole makes a very pleasing and
interesting church, tbougb tbere certainly is an architectural incon-
gruity in entering by tbe side, and tbe double-apse arrangement is un-
familiar and nearly unintelligible to us at tbe present time.
A still better example is tbe catbedral at Bamberg, wbicb, judging
from its date, ougbt to be in tbe complete pointed style. Tbougb its
east end dates from 1220, and tbe west 1257, it is still so completely
transitional, and tbe pointed forrn so timidly used, tbat in Brance it
would certainly be said tbat tbere was a mistake of at least a century
in tbese dates. It is nevertbeless a very fine church; and its ftmr
elegant towers flanking tbe two apses give it a local and at tbe same
time a dignified character wbicb we often miss in tbe imitations of
French churches, too common at tbis age. At Aaumberg unfortunately
only tbree towers exist, tbe fourtb never baving been erected. Tbis
considerably mars tbe effect, wben compared with tbe more complete
edifice at Bamberg.
Augsburg is anotber example of tbis class, altbougb of a good age,
tbe rebuilding having commenced 1366. It is one of tbe ugliest and
worst-designed buildings in Germany, witb notbing but its size to
redeem it. It is peculiar in baving a cbevet at one end and an apse at
tbe otber.
St. Sebald’s Church at Furemberg seems originally to bave been a
clievet turned tbe wrong way, to tbe eastern end of wbicb a choir of
somewhat exaggerated dimensions was added at a later age (1309-1377).
Tbis choir was not only placed unsymmetrically as regards tbe axis of
tbe older part, but also as regards its own parts. It is bowever lofty
and airy, and being ligbted by a single row of tall windews, avoids
tbe defect of tbe two-storied arrangement. Tliese windows are 50 ft.
higb, and barely 8 ft. in widtb, wbicb is far too narrow in proportion.
Tbeir mullions are nearly 40 ft. m lieigbt; and tbougb triumpbs of
German masonic skill, are most unpleasing features of arckitectural
design.
Tbe otber ckurch at Nuremberg, tbat of St. Lawrence, is a finer and
better designed clrurck tban St. Sebald’s, and about one-tkird larger.
It was commenced in 1275, and finislied after 202 years’ labour, and
sbows in itself all tbe beauties and defects of tbe German style, wliere
they adopted pointed architecture, and used it according to tbeir own
feelings and tastes, instead of importing a Frencli catbedral bodily, as
was done at Cologne. Tbe tliree aisles of tbe choir, as at St. Sebald’s,
are of one height, but tlie windows of two stories, and tkose of tke poly-
gonal part, of very tolerable form and tracery. In tbe nave, tbe side
aisles are subordinated to tbe central part; and it must be confessed
that the expansion of tbe clievet towards tbe east is judicious, tliougb
unfoidunately bere carried to exaggeration.
Externally tbe western front, tbougb on a small scale, its two towers
rising to tbe heigbt of 250 ft. only, is as pleasing and pure a sj)eci-
men of its class of design as Germany can afford. Tbe flanks want but-
tresses and pinnacles, wbicb, tbough not required in tbe round Gothic
POINTED STYLE IN GERMANY.
Book Y.
apses, both of wliiah. were rebnilt at a later age, forming two very
beantiful and extensive cboirs. Tbe wbole makes a very pleasing and
interesting church, tbougb tbere certainly is an architectural incon-
gruity in entering by tbe side, and tbe double-apse arrangement is un-
familiar and nearly unintelligible to us at tbe present time.
A still better example is tbe catbedral at Bamberg, wbicb, judging
from its date, ougbt to be in tbe complete pointed style. Tbougb its
east end dates from 1220, and tbe west 1257, it is still so completely
transitional, and tbe pointed forrn so timidly used, tbat in Brance it
would certainly be said tbat tbere was a mistake of at least a century
in tbese dates. It is nevertbeless a very fine church; and its ftmr
elegant towers flanking tbe two apses give it a local and at tbe same
time a dignified character wbicb we often miss in tbe imitations of
French churches, too common at tbis age. At Aaumberg unfortunately
only tbree towers exist, tbe fourtb never baving been erected. Tbis
considerably mars tbe effect, wben compared with tbe more complete
edifice at Bamberg.
Augsburg is anotber example of tbis class, altbougb of a good age,
tbe rebuilding having commenced 1366. It is one of tbe ugliest and
worst-designed buildings in Germany, witb notbing but its size to
redeem it. It is peculiar in baving a cbevet at one end and an apse at
tbe otber.
St. Sebald’s Church at Furemberg seems originally to bave been a
clievet turned tbe wrong way, to tbe eastern end of wbicb a choir of
somewhat exaggerated dimensions was added at a later age (1309-1377).
Tbis choir was not only placed unsymmetrically as regards tbe axis of
tbe older part, but also as regards its own parts. It is bowever lofty
and airy, and being ligbted by a single row of tall windews, avoids
tbe defect of tbe two-storied arrangement. Tliese windows are 50 ft.
higb, and barely 8 ft. in widtb, wbicb is far too narrow in proportion.
Tbeir mullions are nearly 40 ft. m lieigbt; and tbougb triumpbs of
German masonic skill, are most unpleasing features of arckitectural
design.
Tbe otber ckurch at Nuremberg, tbat of St. Lawrence, is a finer and
better designed clrurck tban St. Sebald’s, and about one-tkird larger.
It was commenced in 1275, and finislied after 202 years’ labour, and
sbows in itself all tbe beauties and defects of tbe German style, wliere
they adopted pointed architecture, and used it according to tbeir own
feelings and tastes, instead of importing a Frencli catbedral bodily, as
was done at Cologne. Tbe tliree aisles of tbe choir, as at St. Sebald’s,
are of one height, but tlie windows of two stories, and tkose of tke poly-
gonal part, of very tolerable form and tracery. In tbe nave, tbe side
aisles are subordinated to tbe central part; and it must be confessed
that the expansion of tbe clievet towards tbe east is judicious, tliougb
unfoidunately bere carried to exaggeration.
Externally tbe western front, tbougb on a small scale, its two towers
rising to tbe heigbt of 250 ft. only, is as pleasing and pure a sj)eci-
men of its class of design as Germany can afford. Tbe flanks want but-
tresses and pinnacles, wbicb, tbough not required in tbe round Gothic