. The English house, how to judge its periods and styles. ass to theheir as part of the freehold estate, but to thepersonal representatives.* No record speafcs of these windows duringthe twelfth century, and even in Henry glass was far from common. Here andthere palace windows were glazed, but windowshutters and lattices were the rule, sometimeswith textile blinds through which light couldpass. At this moment I am writing on a greymorning with my blinds down, and theresenough light; and this enables me to under-stand why oiled linen was often used instead ofglass even as late as the
. The English house, how to judge its periods and styles. ass to theheir as part of the freehold estate, but to thepersonal representatives.* No record speafcs of these windows duringthe twelfth century, and even in Henry glass was far from common. Here andthere palace windows were glazed, but windowshutters and lattices were the rule, sometimeswith textile blinds through which light couldpass. At this moment I am writing on a greymorning with my blinds down, and theresenough light; and this enables me to under-stand why oiled linen was often used instead ofglass even as late as the sixteenth century. Itwas cheap, it served its purpose well enough,and if boys shot their arrows through it nonecared. Not one writer on this question of glasswindows has remembered that, from Edward to Queen Elizabeths, all English lads werecompelled by law to practise archery ; and whatmore tempting mark at rovers than a glasswindow ? It could be broken from a distancewithout any one seeing. * S. 0. Addys Evolution of the English House, p. OF THE HATX,STOKE-SAY, SIIROPSHIEE, Thirteenth Century. See pages 114-117, .-/?:.. HENRY III. AND THE HOME 113 This fact must have had influence everywhere,particularly in country places, yet some writerson architecture pass it by and talk at randomabout the excessive price of glass, just as thoughhuge sums of money were not spent by nobleson other household luxuries, like tapestries,costumes, ^nd travelling carriages. Apart fromthis, glass was not unduly expensive. InEdward time it was 3^^. a foot, includingthe glaziers wage—about 4J. ^d. in modernmoney. Window glass came from Flanders,and was sent to English merchants in partexchange for the incomparable English wool;but when it reached London the difficultywas to distribute such a fragile thing throughthe country. Medieval carters were by com-mon law bailees of their goods, and liable tothe consignors for their safe delivery. Thisfact is mentioned by Thorold
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