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 . Capital of Apse. ^^ Voussoirs of Clioir. St. Bartliolomews, Smithfield, 1133. man character, with transverse arches, which were of the horse-shoeform, and the vaults were slightly domical, that is, the centre of eachbay was higher than the sides ^. The upper part of the choir is oflater date than this aisle; the central tower is not square, and thearches are transitional, two being round and two pointed, with mould-ings and details of muc
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 . Capital of Apse. ^^ Voussoirs of Clioir. St. Bartliolomews, Smithfield, 1133. man character, with transverse arches, which were of the horse-shoeform, and the vaults were slightly domical, that is, the centre of eachbay was higher than the sides ^. The upper part of the choir is oflater date than this aisle; the central tower is not square, and thearches are transitional, two being round and two pointed, with mould-ings and details of much later character than those of the aisle; thenave has been destroyed with the exception of one bay, and the vaultsof the aisles have parts of modern houses built upon them. Domesare the peculiar fiature of the Bjzantine style, and buildings that arepartly derived from this style have theii- vaults of a domical form,though not high enough to become actual domes. 1127. St. Sepulchres Church, Northampton, built by Simonde St. Liz (Seynlyz, Senlis), the second Earl of Northampton, on hisreturn from the first crusade, and presented by him to the
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