An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders . Dorchester, Oxon, c. 1350. Over, CambridgesMre, c 1350. In some counties, where flint and chalk are used, the dripstoneis sometimes omitted. The heads of the windows of this styleare most commonly the equilateral arch, though there are manyexamples both of lancet and drop arches ; but the lancet archesare not very sharp. There are a few windows of this style withsquare heads, (as at Dorchester); but they are not very com-mon ; [except in parti
An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders . Dorchester, Oxon, c. 1350. Over, CambridgesMre, c 1350. In some counties, where flint and chalk are used, the dripstoneis sometimes omitted. The heads of the windows of this styleare most commonly the equilateral arch, though there are manyexamples both of lancet and drop arches ; but the lancet archesare not very sharp. There are a few windows of this style withsquare heads, (as at Dorchester); but they are not very com-mon ; [except in particular districts, especially in Leicester-shire. Examples not unfrequently occur of windows with seg-mental heads, as at Over, Cambridgeshire.] The circular windows of this style are some of them veryfine; there are several very good ones in composition at Exeterand Chichester, and the east window of old St. PauFs wasa very tine one; but perhaps the richest remaining is thatof the south transept at Lincoln, which is completely flow- DECORATED ENGLISH WINDOWS. 189 ing. [There is also a very fine example in tlie old churchat Cheltenham.]
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