. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. ELGIN PAST AND PRESENT 51 remains of the earlier style. At the porch the scallop may be notedquite French in style. The dog-tooth flower that appears there in itslargest form is an ornament that has commended itself to successivebuilders, for till the latest period, in varying shape and size, it is mostplentifully displayed throughout the edifice. The scallop, dog-toothflower, and other features will be noted in illustration facing page 96. The north transept is now levelled to within a few feet of the ground—a catastrop
. Elgin past and present : a historical guide / by Herbert B. Mackintosh. ELGIN PAST AND PRESENT 51 remains of the earlier style. At the porch the scallop may be notedquite French in style. The dog-tooth flower that appears there in itslargest form is an ornament that has commended itself to successivebuilders, for till the latest period, in varying shape and size, it is mostplentifully displayed throughout the edifice. The scallop, dog-toothflower, and other features will be noted in illustration facing page 96. The north transept is now levelled to within a few feet of the ground—a catastrophe that befell it no doubt when the central tower a record of its appearance is preserved by Slezer, showing itto have been similar to the gable still standing, with three rows ofwindows, corner turret, and at the gable apex a cusped triangle, justas may be seen has been reproduced in the choir east gable at a laterdate. The nave appears from the plan of the main piers, and thestyle of the responds against the west towers, to have been originallyof First
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