Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy . afl Fig- 59-. Fig. 60. basement has some interesting details, unlike the work ofthe He de France (Plate XXXIX). i5o NORMANDY [CH. VIII Saddle-backtowers Norrey The neighbourhood of Caen abounds in charmingvillage churches. The tower and spire of Ifs are mag-nificent ; the lower stages are Romanesque, surmountedby a fine belfry stage of early pointed work that mightalmost be in England, but the spire, with its anglepinnacles and shafted lights, is distinctly French. Many of the towers have a saddle-back roof: atS. And
Gothic architecture in France, England, and Italy . afl Fig- 59-. Fig. 60. basement has some interesting details, unlike the work ofthe He de France (Plate XXXIX). i5o NORMANDY [CH. VIII Saddle-backtowers Norrey The neighbourhood of Caen abounds in charmingvillage churches. The tower and spire of Ifs are mag-nificent ; the lower stages are Romanesque, surmountedby a fine belfry stage of early pointed work that mightalmost be in England, but the spire, with its anglepinnacles and shafted lights, is distinctly French. Many of the towers have a saddle-back roof: atS. Andre de Fontenay and at Herouville it is of woodwith stone gables; at Louvigny it is of stone. AtAuthie is a very pretty one in the centre of the church,between nave and chancel (Plate XL), which are in anearlier style. In England there is a saddle-back tower atTinwell in Rutland, and another at Maidford in North-amptonshire, but the form is rare with us1. Pyramidalstone spires also occur. Those at S. Michel de Vaucelles2and S. Contest are Romanesque, but there i
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