The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . contradict it, and clearly shew that he employed the term in compliance, only, withthe corrupt phraseology of his time j which, he distinctly intimates, was introduced from Italy. Henrythe Third, says this eminent Architect, took down the greatest part of the Church, as it is recorded,to rebuild it according to the new mode, which came into fashion after the Holy war. We call thisnow the Gothic manner of building, (so the Italians cal
The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . contradict it, and clearly shew that he employed the term in compliance, only, withthe corrupt phraseology of his time j which, he distinctly intimates, was introduced from Italy. Henrythe Third, says this eminent Architect, took down the greatest part of the Church, as it is recorded,to rebuild it according to the new mode, which came into fashion after the Holy war. We call thisnow the Gothic manner of building, (so the Italians called what was not after the Roman way) thoughthe Goths ivere rather destroyers than builders. I think it should rather be called the Saracex way,for those people wanted neither arts nor learning, &c. Ibid. p. 296. X Tlie proportions and general character of the West Front are illustrated in Plates XLI,XX\ III, and XVII. In the North JVest View, Plate XLI, the entire front is seen in Plate XXVHI, the northern elevation of the north tower is exhibited j and in Plate XVII,the eastern sides of both towers are delineated with minute EXTERIOR OF THE NORTH SIDE. 7 The North Side of this Church, between the west front and the transept,is supported by nine graduated buttresses, which terminate in pyramids,having- caps and finials, and from which a double tier of arched, or flying-buttresses, extend to the upper Avails of the nave. The parapet of theaisle is surmounted by battlements, nearly parallel to which, each buttresshas a turreted niche; wherein, originally, were placed full-length statuesof the founders and principal benefactors to this edifice. Four statues only,all of them either more or less damaged, are now remaining-: they oc-cupy the four westernmost buttresses, and represent Abbot Islip, Jamesthe First, and two other Sovereigns, probably, Edward the Confessor andHenry the Third. These seem to be the once elegant statues withwhich Dean Williams, as
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