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 . ARCH S, SCREEN-NORTH SIDE OF CHOIR. DECORATED ENGLISH ARCHES. 195 i Id. Triforium Arcade, Guislwrougli, Torkshire, c. 1350. served at Chester, where the arch between the choir and Lady-chapel is very goodEarly English, and thearches of the nave asgood Decorated work;and these two also shewthe difference of cha-racter of the two de-scriptions of pier. The dripstones are ofdelicate mouldings, ge-nerally supported byheads. The arches oVthe [trifo
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 . ARCH S, SCREEN-NORTH SIDE OF CHOIR. DECORATED ENGLISH ARCHES. 195 i Id. Triforium Arcade, Guislwrougli, Torkshire, c. 1350. served at Chester, where the arch between the choir and Lady-chapel is very goodEarly English, and thearches of the nave asgood Decorated work;and these two also shewthe difference of cha-racter of the two de-scriptions of pier. The dripstones are ofdelicate mouldings, ge-nerally supported byheads. The arches oVthe [triforium] galle-ries are often beautifullyornamented with foli- -ated heads and fine ca-nopies ; and in thesearches the ogee arch issometimes used, as it isfreely in composition inthe heads of windows,[The same features oc-cur in the arcades alongthe side walls of theaisles, as in BeverleyMinster, many of whichhave very rich work.]
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