. The English house, how to judge its periods and styles. PALaOE. ST DiVIDS, st. johns hospital. ^iobtbaiipto^r. Examples of Wheel-Windows inDecorated Gothic. Fourlecnth Century. See page 123. LATER GOTHIC HOMES 123 doubt, that Grosseteste and his followers long as a lord dined with his family in acommon hall servants and retainers looked tohim as a friend, and did not feel abased by theirsubordinate positions. This gave rise to a spiritof goodwill, which conservative and thoughtfulEnglishmen wished to retain ; but side by sidewith this was a determination to
. The English house, how to judge its periods and styles. PALaOE. ST DiVIDS, st. johns hospital. ^iobtbaiipto^r. Examples of Wheel-Windows inDecorated Gothic. Fourlecnth Century. See page 123. LATER GOTHIC HOMES 123 doubt, that Grosseteste and his followers long as a lord dined with his family in acommon hall servants and retainers looked tohim as a friend, and did not feel abased by theirsubordinate positions. This gave rise to a spiritof goodwill, which conservative and thoughtfulEnglishmen wished to retain ; but side by sidewith this was a determination to bring intohome life a respect for rank that would isolateservants in the sharpest manner possible. Such was the position of affairs during thefourteenth century. Conservatism asked for agreat increase of importance in the commonroom, and this was granted even by those whoproved in other ways that their ideals were atodds with the old patriarchal system. Hallsthen attained a certain grandeur which has yetto be equalled in English architecture. Loftywalls, beautiful traceried windows, com
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