V&A

When i visited V&A museum i particularly paid attention to the elements of different periods,(steps , capitals, windows). It was nice to see how elements were changing by each period and country.

the Hereford screen

The screen is 10.5 metres high, 11 metres long and weighs over 8 tons. The screen was a star piece in International Exhibition of 1862, held in london before its installation in the cathedral in 1863. A contemporary described it as one of the most important works, not only for its size but for the care with which it had been executed, and the successful endeavour to treat what is in fact a large architetural subject in metal alone.

2 chairs(1850-1600) Italy ,Venice

Carved chairs like these were particularly associated with Venice but became popular all over Europe. In Venice they often stood in sets along the walls of the portego.

Lion shaped column base

Lions often occur in sculptures at this date(800-1200).Its use in this context harks back to the ancient world, where fearsome beasts were symbols of power and their images placed at the entrances of major buildings.

Step ends from the Palazzo Gondi

These remarkable step ends comes from one the most celebrated palaces inFlorence. Educated observers would have identified moral and politacal messages in this decoration.

Casts of heads from Salisbury cathedral.

The stone sculptures from which these casts were taken are still in Salesbury cathedral.

Romanesque style

This is a rare survival of domanesque architecture.The round arch was a key element of romanesque architecture secular as well as sacred. the zigzaf chefron borders are a common Romanesque motif.