. The Architectural magazine. of Gothic Architecture. 219 instead of being cut into a solid space, merely touch at the points,and do not extend the full thickness of the wall. From thelightness of the shafts, or mullions, of these windows, and their of. general eleganceled form, we are led toconnect them with theeastern windows ofLincoln Cathedral,erected 1306, to whichthey bear a strikingaffinity in great east win-dow of Lincoln con-tains eight bays, orlights ; the tracery,which consists entirelyof combinations of fo-liated circles, is toocomplicated for inser-tion here; but^^-.
. The Architectural magazine. of Gothic Architecture. 219 instead of being cut into a solid space, merely touch at the points,and do not extend the full thickness of the wall. From thelightness of the shafts, or mullions, of these windows, and their of. general eleganceled form, we are led toconnect them with theeastern windows ofLincoln Cathedral,erected 1306, to whichthey bear a strikingaffinity in great east win-dow of Lincoln con-tains eight bays, orlights ; the tracery,which consists entirelyof combinations of fo-liated circles, is toocomplicated for inser-tion here; but^^-. the windows ofthe side aisles, whichare of the same date, and of similar character. These combinations of geometrical diagrams, circles, triangles,&c., however varied, becoming soon exhausted, compound curves were next struck out, whichgradually extended themselvesinto the beautifid flowing traceryof the succeeding period. Thischange took place early in thefourteenth century, and con-tinued down to the reign ofRichard II. Of the gradualformation of this style of tracerysome idea may be formed fromthe inspection o^ Jig. 116., fromthe nave of Exeter 1 ] 7., from Xantwich church,Cheshire, well exhibits the easygraceful
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