. The Architectural magazine. nating in angles, carvingsof vegetables in bunches, &c., and build-ings being surmounted with obelisks,balls, scrolls, and numerous fantasticdevices, without the least reason beingshown for their use. In some instances,this style has a verj^ picturesque effect; and, when a sufficient excuse can beshown for its introduction in publicbuildings, that is the time, and theonly time, where it should be intro-duced; but national buildings should be in a more perfect bad taste shown by the building committee for the Housesof Parliament, in recommending this styl
. The Architectural magazine. nating in angles, carvingsof vegetables in bunches, &c., and build-ings being surmounted with obelisks,balls, scrolls, and numerous fantasticdevices, without the least reason beingshown for their use. In some instances,this style has a verj^ picturesque effect; and, when a sufficient excuse can beshown for its introduction in publicbuildings, that is the time, and theonly time, where it should be intro-duced; but national buildings should be in a more perfect bad taste shown by the building committee for the Housesof Parliament, in recommending this style of architecture fortheir senate house, must be obvious to every person who is theleast acquainted with its details: there is ample scope for talentin the pure Gothic style; therefore why revive a style whichonlj marked the decline of the art? It only remains for me now to say a few words relative to theGothic mullion. Windows are divided into lights by mullionsof various sizes and section; and each window consists of an. Architectw-e of the Middle Ages. outer arch, or frame, the jamb or architrave mouldings of whichare perfectly distinct from the muUion, or column. Mullionsare divided into orders; and the small mullion, which generallyconsists of a hollow and a fillet, or of a splay and fillet, is thefirst order: it is from this order that the cusps spring in everyclass; and for that reason it is sometimes called the cusp of two, three, and sometimes more, lights, have onlyone order of mullions, particularly windows of the second class;and this single order is continued through the whole of theramifications of the window head. An increase of strength andrichness was produced by the introduction ot the second orderof mullions; and this was obtained by increasing the thicknessof the first order, and adding another moulding to the fillet;which, from the increased thickness, required something to fillup the fillet, and, at the same time, to add to its streng
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