. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. ed outside of style character-istics is the bold breaking out ofdouble transepts interrupting thelength, whose dark-green shadows streaked withgolden sunlight form colour antitheses rarely foundin the feeble light of the north. Portions of the cathedrals of Lincoln, York,Wells, Rochester, Durham, and Ely are in the earlyEnglish style, as are also the minsters of Beverleyand Ripon, but none emulate the unmixed ele-gance of Salisbury, a purity that has led the criticsto hail this Gothic temple as the Parthenon of Eng-lish ar
. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. ed outside of style character-istics is the bold breaking out ofdouble transepts interrupting thelength, whose dark-green shadows streaked withgolden sunlight form colour antitheses rarely foundin the feeble light of the north. Portions of the cathedrals of Lincoln, York,Wells, Rochester, Durham, and Ely are in the earlyEnglish style, as are also the minsters of Beverleyand Ripon, but none emulate the unmixed ele-gance of Salisbury, a purity that has led the criticsto hail this Gothic temple as the Parthenon of Eng-lish art. * Salisbury, 1220-1258. 352 THE GOTHIC STYLE. The Decorated Style. The decorated period has been so predicatedfrom the great increase of ornamentation, which began under the second Edwardand continued through thereign of the third. In it the proportionswere less lofty than in theprevious period, thoughoften corrected to the eyeby continuing the archmouldings down the piers,and while doorways werecircumflexed with richpediments and canopiedwith gables the mouldings. Fig. 147.—Base decorated pier. were simpler than before. Thus Englands secondperiod was free from the motiveless unconcern ofFrench Flamboyant design, being merely a frankeffort after elegance without the errors of excess. Piers were dia-mond-shaped, withshafts attached or en-gaged{¥\g. 147); cap-itals were composedof oak, vine, and ivyleaves, realistic orconventional (); vaulting mul-tiplied its ribs andelaborate pendent ~ * -^^r^ bosses; and the Cen- Fig. 143.—Decorated capitals.
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