. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . lty. 134 FROGBESS OF TRACEFY. in fact, abundant in good Early English work of thesecond period The triforium arcade in the choir andtransept of Westminster Abbey (76), built between1245 and 1260, is a very rich example, with a doubleplane of ornament; the sub-arches are trefoiled, and inthe head there are foliated circles with ornamentedcusps; the whole of the surface is enriched with presbytery at Lin-coln, built between1256 and 1282, is oneof the richest examplesof the Early Englishstyle in its latest form,approaching very cl
. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . lty. 134 FROGBESS OF TRACEFY. in fact, abundant in good Early English work of thesecond period The triforium arcade in the choir andtransept of Westminster Abbey (76), built between1245 and 1260, is a very rich example, with a doubleplane of ornament; the sub-arches are trefoiled, and inthe head there are foliated circles with ornamentedcusps; the whole of the surface is enriched with presbytery at Lin-coln, built between1256 and 1282, is oneof the richest examplesof the Early Englishstyle in its latest form,approaching very closelyto the Decorated. Thechapter-house at West-minster, which wasbuilding in 1245, andthe chapter-house andcloisters at Salisbury,built between 1250 and1260, are of similarstyle, though not sorich. At Stone Church,Kent (99), is a win-dow of two trefoil- 99. stone Cliurch. Kent. c. openings with a quatrefoil in the head; these are moulded, and q Each of the styles must naturally be divided into three periods,—early,—middle,—and PSOGItESS OF TRACERY. 135 getting nearer to har tracery. This window alsoshews what is called a double plane of ornament, theinner plane being much lighter and more enriched thanthe outer one. A very similar window occurs in thenorth aisle of St. Giles Church, Oxford, which is at-
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