The Architectural magazine . may safely be at- ^^ 156 tributed to theearly pointed pe-riod. The tran-sept of Beverley. ., 11 \^ Minster, and the nave of LincolnCathedral afford beautiful specimens of this form of arch. Inthe composition of tracery and wood carving, the lancet arch iscontinued through all the varieties. Fig. 156. is the equilateral arch, of which height and widthare equal. Fig. 157. is the drop arch, the heightof which is less than its width. Fig. 158. is the pointed seg-mental, the centi-esof which are be-low the line ofspringing. The three last-mentioned arches are used indif
The Architectural magazine . may safely be at- ^^ 156 tributed to theearly pointed pe-riod. The tran-sept of Beverley. ., 11 \^ Minster, and the nave of LincolnCathedral afford beautiful specimens of this form of arch. Inthe composition of tracery and wood carving, the lancet arch iscontinued through all the varieties. Fig. 156. is the equilateral arch, of which height and widthare equal. Fig. 157. is the drop arch, the heightof which is less than its width. Fig. 158. is the pointed seg-mental, the centi-esof which are be-low the line ofspringing. The three last-mentioned arches are used indifferently inthe early, decorated, and perpendicular styles. Fig. 159. is the pointed horseshoe. This form of arch occursin a few buildings in the mixed or transition style, immediately succeeding the Norman. ico The choir of Canter- ^^ /l bury Cathedral, 1184, offers the finestspecimens. Fig. 160. is the ogee / \ yarch. This form was ^ ^ never used for the main arches of doors and windows of ancientbuildings, as i
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