. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . in Devonshire the foliage of the capitals is peculiar,often resembling awreath of flowerstwisted round thetop of the pillar(162); and thismay probably havebeen the idea ofthe sculptors, asthe custom of de-corating churcheswith flowers atcertain seasons isa very ancient one ;it is probable alsothat the sculpturewas originally co-loured after is comparatively a squareness about the Perpen-dicular foliage which takes fromthe freshness and beauty whichdistinguished that of the Decoratedstyle. Indeed, the use of squareand angular
. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . in Devonshire the foliage of the capitals is peculiar,often resembling awreath of flowerstwisted round thetop of the pillar(162); and thismay probably havebeen the idea ofthe sculptors, asthe custom of de-corating churcheswith flowers atcertain seasons isa very ancient one ;it is probable alsothat the sculpturewas originally co-loured after is comparatively a squareness about the Perpen-dicular foliage which takes fromthe freshness and beauty whichdistinguished that of the Decoratedstyle. Indeed, the use of squareand angular forms is one of thecharacteristics of the style; wehave square panels, square foliage,square crockets (163) and finials,square forms in the windows,—caused by the introduction of somany transoms,-and an approach ^^S. Solihull. Warwick-to squareness in the depressed and square crocket,low pitch of the roofs in late examples. 162. Stoke-in-Teignhead, Devonshire, c. , with the Devonshire 208 PERPENDICULAR ROOFS, The Buttresses are frequently panelled (164); theyare not pedimented, but their set-offs are finished with,a plain slope, and they are oftenterminated by a pinnacle risingabove the parapet. Flying but-tresses or arch-buttresses are com-mon in this style. The splendid Open TimberliooFS (165), which are the gloryof the eastern counties, belongalmost entirely to this style; thescreens and lofts across the chan-cel-arch, often across the aislesand the tower-aich also% andthe richly carved bench-ends forwhich the West of England is sojustly celebrated, also belong toit; in fact, nearly the wdiole ofthe medieval wood-work whichwe have remaining is of thisstyle, and this material appearsto be peculiarly adapted for may reasonably be doubtedwhether the modern attempts to p^^ij^ity School, Oxford,revive the wood-wwk of the Nor- ^* ^^^^^ man and Early English styles are Panelled buttresses.
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