. Dexter & Son Photo^^rapr. Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk. A fine example of rich Perpendicular work : observe the characteristic panelling on the porch, and the two main mullions carried through to the containing arch in the aisle window. PERPENDICULAR Kss- ! .1 mm^ %J^. Henry YII Chapel. Westminster Abbey. A corner of the chapel which is perhapsthe most glorious example of Perpen-dicular work in England. Chapter VIII. The Renaissance and After, Before we turn our attention to the change inchurch architecture which, speaking gener
. Dexter & Son Photo^^rapr. Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk. A fine example of rich Perpendicular work : observe the characteristic panelling on the porch, and the two main mullions carried through to the containing arch in the aisle window. PERPENDICULAR Kss- ! .1 mm^ %J^. Henry YII Chapel. Westminster Abbey. A corner of the chapel which is perhapsthe most glorious example of Perpen-dicular work in England. Chapter VIII. The Renaissance and After, Before we turn our attention to the change inchurch architecture which, speaking generally,followed the Perpendicular, it is necessary to definewhat elements entitle a building to the nameRenaissance, and when and where we find thevarious ingredients of the style combined. Manyauthorities consider that the term Renaissance istoo loosely appHed, and should be restricted towork which unites both the Gothic and Classicalelements—a combination in which Gothic formsand principles are modified and partly replacedby something classic. It has been fittingly saidthat the art of the Renaissance contains threesouls—the soul of classical antiquity, the soul ofChristianity, and the soul of the Northern races ;and that no one of these impulses can be dis-regarded in a study of the Renaissance, its origin,characteristics
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