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At York.  Coats of arms in spandrils                                  as in Greek and fine Romanesque .
of choir arches. and quantities of singularly                         but runs round it, & may be anything
narrow pointed trefoils. . and                                        anywhere: a beast here. and a cluster
                                                                      of leaves there:  Contrast Egypt.
[diagram]  or  [diagram] or [diagram]                                 Venice. Greece. and all truly
                                                                      organic capitals . Let me see .
beautiful pierced rosettes early                                      these in  Venice as in Foscari,
traceries in transepts. I noticed                                     all luxurious: the pure early
especially the delicacy and finish                                    English imitation of Corinthian.
of the capitals as compared with                                       - and the richly touched double
Amiens: but their awkward                                             capital of Rouen. all finely
setting on the shafts: they have                                      organic. I think this is one
a disagreeable banded look, with                                      mark of a perfect [manner ?] Vid next + page.
a mere [tore?] when they join the                                     York is very low: its roof . in the
shafts. so. no true organisation in                                   choir. covered with rich ribs - of
[drawing]	the ornament. It does
		not spring out of the shafts

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