An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders . ,—the clere-story being most frequently an addition of the Perpendicularstyle. Small lancet-shaped windows may also be found inclerestoreys, and spherical triangles similar to those at West-minster, but plainer.] Early English Arches. The window-arch of this style being generally a lancet-arch,and some persons having considered the shape of the arch tobe a very distinguishing feature of the different styles, it maybe necessary in this place to
An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders . ,—the clere-story being most frequently an addition of the Perpendicularstyle. Small lancet-shaped windows may also be found inclerestoreys, and spherical triangles similar to those at West-minster, but plainer.] Early English Arches. The window-arch of this style being generally a lancet-arch,and some persons having considered the shape of the arch tobe a very distinguishing feature of the different styles, it maybe necessary in this place to say a few words on arches gene-rally. If we examine with care the various remains of thedifferent styles, we shall see no such constancy of arch as hasbeen apprehended; for there are composition lancet arches usedboth at Henry the Sevenths Chapel, Westminster, and at Bath ;and there are flat segmental arches in the Early English part 122 THE EARLY ENGLISH STYLE. of York ; and upon the whole it will appear, that the architectwas not confined to any particular description of arch. Theonly arch precisely attached to one period is the four-centred. Triforium Arcade, Hortli Transept, WestmiBSter Abbey, 1250—1260. arch, which does not appear in windows, &c., if it does incomposition, before ihe Perpendicular style *^. In large buildings, the nave-arches of the Early Englishstyle were often lancet, but in some large and many smallones, they are flatter, some of one-third drop, and perhapseven more, and sometimes pointed segmental. At Canterburj, in the choir, are some curious pointed horse-shoe arches ; but these are not common. The architraves of the large arches of rich buildings arenow beautifully moulded, like the doors, with deep hollowmouldings, often enriched with the toothed ornaments Ofthis description, York transepts, and the nave and transeptsof Lincoln, are beautiful specimens; Salisbury is workedplainer, but not less really beautiful; and ^Vestminster Abbeyis ne
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