An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . he beautiful Early English cir-cular window at Peterborough is almost of the samegeneral pattern as the Norman one at Barfreston. The 120 PROGRESS OF TRACERY. glorious window in the north transept of Lincoln, part ofthe work of St. Hugh, c. 1200 (67), is of somewhat latercharacter, and though not strictly corresponding withthe definition of tracery, can hardly be distinguishedfrom itn. The natu-ral successors to theseare the splendid Deco-rated circular windows(96), commonly calledmarigold windows, andCatherine-wheel win-dows, and rose win-
An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . he beautiful Early English cir-cular window at Peterborough is almost of the samegeneral pattern as the Norman one at Barfreston. The 120 PROGRESS OF TRACERY. glorious window in the north transept of Lincoln, part ofthe work of St. Hugh, c. 1200 (67), is of somewhat latercharacter, and though not strictly corresponding withthe definition of tracery, can hardly be distinguishedfrom itn. The natu-ral successors to theseare the splendid Deco-rated circular windows(96), commonly calledmarigold windows, andCatherine-wheel win-dows, and rose win-dows, which are theglory of so many of theforeign cathedrals, andof which we have manyfine examples at home, ^as in Westminster Ab-bey, the south transeptof Lincoln, Boyton inWiltshire, Chelten-ham, &c. The series of smallwindows in gables andin clear-stories must notbe overlooked; they aresometimes foliated cir-cles, of which a good 1 , A quatrefoil opening inclosed in a circular panel, example occurs at liar the points of the cusps 96. Beverley Minster, c. shews a rather unusual form of window,the abundant use of the tooth-ornament.
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