The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland . to the use ofthe still more depressed segmental arch, as in the chantry doorwayat Bothwell; or even to the two-centred flat arch with segmentalcurves, as in the great doortvay of the beautiful screen and organ-loftat Glasgow, and in a smaller doorway, the work of Abbot Crawfurd,circa 1460, now built into the east arch of the north aisle of HolyroodAbbey. The segmental arch is most frequently employed in monu-mental recesses, as at St. Bridgets Douglas, St. Kentigerns Borthwick,and in the choir at Seton; but other Scottish churches exhibit th
The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland . to the use ofthe still more depressed segmental arch, as in the chantry doorwayat Bothwell; or even to the two-centred flat arch with segmentalcurves, as in the great doortvay of the beautiful screen and organ-loftat Glasgow, and in a smaller doorway, the work of Abbot Crawfurd,circa 1460, now built into the east arch of the north aisle of HolyroodAbbey. The segmental arch is most frequently employed in monu-mental recesses, as at St. Bridgets Douglas, St. Kentigerns Borthwick,and in the choir at Seton; but other Scottish churches exhibit thesemicircular arch employed for the same purpose, as in the magnifi-cent tomb of Margaret, countess of Douglas, at Lincluden, and in therecesses under the great north and south windows of the transepts atSeton. One of the most beautiful Scottish examples of a late scg-^ Histnrie of the House of Seytoun. MEDIEVAL ECCLESIOLOGY. 627 mental arched doorway, which is figured licrc, is that of the vestryor cliantry cliapel of Bothwell Church, Chantry Door The window tracery of the same period, and accompanying theother features of the Scottish Decorated style already described, par-takes of the like character and forms. The pointed window-head issubdivided by round-headed lights, and these again are filled in withfoliated details, the result of which is exceedingly pleasing in thebest examples, from the striking contrasts produced by the combina-tion of pointed and circular forms, as well as from the flowing traceryfrequently resulting from the union of the two, and producing thepear-shaped light which predominates in Scottish Decorated latter source of expression has led some writers to describeScottish tracery as exhibiting an approximation to the French flam-boyant style. Nothing, however, can be more unwarranted. Theogee form is almost never designedly adopted, and even seems to beoften purposely avoided, as in the Paisley window already cited, andin man
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