The Architectural magazine . arted with a characterwhich I have endeavoured tokeep, as well as the change ofmanners and customs wouldallow me. The Norman style of archi-tecture comprises the period be-tween the reign of William that of Henry II. Thecharacteristics of this style are,generally, massiveness, roundarches, various mouldings, andrudely sculptured figures; butwith ornaments which are fre-quently of rich and elegant design. Many of the ornamentsand mouldings resemble those of Roman architecture; whichaffords evidence of the Norman having been originally a modi-fication of that s
The Architectural magazine . arted with a characterwhich I have endeavoured tokeep, as well as the change ofmanners and customs wouldallow me. The Norman style of archi-tecture comprises the period be-tween the reign of William that of Henry II. Thecharacteristics of this style are,generally, massiveness, roundarches, various mouldings, andrudely sculptured figures; butwith ornaments which are fre-quently of rich and elegant design. Many of the ornamentsand mouldings resemble those of Roman architecture; whichaffords evidence of the Norman having been originally a modi-fication of that style;though, in the latterpart of the periodwhen the Normanstyle prevailed, itsincreased complex-ity, rich groining,and varying outlineformed a unity,style, and pictu-resque effect exclu-sively its own. I have not con-fined myself entirelyto the details of onevilla in the followingfigures, thinking thatperhaps a variety offorms would servebetter to illustratethe Norman style, asfar as it may benecessary to proceedat i)ii Fig 167. is a design for a Norman porch. This porch issquare on the plan, with a groined or open timber roof, coveredwith tiles on the outside. Lead was frequently employed as acovering for roofs in old English buildings; but slates should iti the Norma7i Style. 343
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