A B C of Gothic Architecture

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this day, the work of carving
having
probably gone
on until it "was stopped by
the great
fire in 1174. If
the sculpture is early it is
very rude, and the work is
shallow. But shallowness of
carvingdepends partlyon
the
nature of the material to be
carved; from this cause buildings
of a hard stone, such as
granite, often appear much
older than they really are.
Baptismal fonts especiallyare
frequently made of hard stone
or marble, which admit of
shallow sculpture ,
and rich
]S'orman work cut shallow
may be found as late as the
time
of Henry II.
Although the roofs of the
aisles at Canterbury had been
vaulted, the choir itself had
a flat boarded ceiling,painted
like that still remaining at
Peterborough
The vault of
Crypt, Canterbury, A.D. 1110.
Norman capital,with carving'
commenced and left unfinishetl.