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GERMAN RENAISSANCE.
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b. Walls.—Gables assume fantastic shapes; richness is
produced, by the application of columnar features as orna-
ment. Brick and stone are used singly and in combination.
c. Openings.—Oriel windows of various shapes and
design are plentifully used, both in the fapade itself, and
on the angles of buildings. Such a feature did not appear
at Rome, Florence, or Venice, during Renaissance times.
Windows are large, mullioned, and crowned by grotesque,
or scrolly pediments. In later work the usual classic
features are adopted.
d. Roofs.—The large roofs in the town houses, con-
taining many storeys, are a prominent feature in this, as in
the Gothic, period. Such roofs served a useful purpose,
being used as drying-roofs for the large and frequent wash.
There are two methods of treatment: (a) by making the
ridge parallel to the street front, as we generally find carried
out in Nuremberg; (b) the other consists in making the
ridge run at right angles to the street, as adopted in
Landshut, in the south-east of Germany, and many other
places.
It will be seen that the first method allows for the display
of many tiers of dormer windows, rising one above the
other, and the second method permitted the use of
fantastically-shaped gables.
e. Columns.—The orders are freely employed in a
licentious manner, as decorative adjuncts (No. 140), the
storeys being marked by rich cornices; the columns and
pilasters are richly carved, and are often supported on
corbels (No. 142).
f. Mouldings.—Boldness and vigour must be set
against the lack of refinement and purity in detail. Though
Renaissance details are affected by the preceding work, the
worst features of the last age of the Gothic style, such as
interpenetration, are given up.
G. Decoration.—Sculpture is best seen in the native
grotesques, wherein much fancy is displayed (Nos. 140,
142). The imitations of Italian carved pilasters are in-
ferior, as at Heidelberg.
The late glasswork is interesting, but the art soon died
out.
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b. Walls.—Gables assume fantastic shapes; richness is
produced, by the application of columnar features as orna-
ment. Brick and stone are used singly and in combination.
c. Openings.—Oriel windows of various shapes and
design are plentifully used, both in the fapade itself, and
on the angles of buildings. Such a feature did not appear
at Rome, Florence, or Venice, during Renaissance times.
Windows are large, mullioned, and crowned by grotesque,
or scrolly pediments. In later work the usual classic
features are adopted.
d. Roofs.—The large roofs in the town houses, con-
taining many storeys, are a prominent feature in this, as in
the Gothic, period. Such roofs served a useful purpose,
being used as drying-roofs for the large and frequent wash.
There are two methods of treatment: (a) by making the
ridge parallel to the street front, as we generally find carried
out in Nuremberg; (b) the other consists in making the
ridge run at right angles to the street, as adopted in
Landshut, in the south-east of Germany, and many other
places.
It will be seen that the first method allows for the display
of many tiers of dormer windows, rising one above the
other, and the second method permitted the use of
fantastically-shaped gables.
e. Columns.—The orders are freely employed in a
licentious manner, as decorative adjuncts (No. 140), the
storeys being marked by rich cornices; the columns and
pilasters are richly carved, and are often supported on
corbels (No. 142).
f. Mouldings.—Boldness and vigour must be set
against the lack of refinement and purity in detail. Though
Renaissance details are affected by the preceding work, the
worst features of the last age of the Gothic style, such as
interpenetration, are given up.
G. Decoration.—Sculpture is best seen in the native
grotesques, wherein much fancy is displayed (Nos. 140,
142). The imitations of Italian carved pilasters are in-
ferior, as at Heidelberg.
The late glasswork is interesting, but the art soon died
out.