. The Architectural magazine. 216 Elements and Principles .... ,,H.,. 108 narrow uj)right slits, a few .!Wiif3iiil!^;;^^^^^^ inches wide, with circular arches, as at Jig. 107. (fromGillingham, Norfolk). remarks that thesewindows were evidentlynever intended for the in-sertion of glass, from theabsence of any rebate orcheck in the stone for itsreception. Although theseapertures were splayed offin the inside to a consider-able width, to afford as muchlight as possible, yet the interiors must have been dark andgloomy in the extreme; so much so, that very few openings of thisearly ch
. The Architectural magazine. 216 Elements and Principles .... ,,H.,. 108 narrow uj)right slits, a few .!Wiif3iiil!^;;^^^^^^ inches wide, with circular arches, as at Jig. 107. (fromGillingham, Norfolk). remarks that thesewindows were evidentlynever intended for the in-sertion of glass, from theabsence of any rebate orcheck in the stone for itsreception. Although theseapertures were splayed offin the inside to a consider-able width, to afford as muchlight as possible, yet the interiors must have been dark andgloomy in the extreme; so much so, that very few openings of thisearly character remain, having generally been displaced by the Storied windo%vs, richly dight,Casting a dim religious light, of a subsequent period. Fig. 108., from St. Albans Abbeychurch, is a specimen of a double window of early Normancharacter, clumsy in its design, and rude in execution. Thelarge plain arch, springing from square piers with imposts,illustrates the Roman origin of the style. The column shafts109 are sometimes omitted, and zigzass and other orna-mental m
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