Stained glass of the middle ages in England & France . THE STYLE OF THE THIRD PERIOD 217 froth of pinnacles, windows, buttresses and nichesall in white and yellow stain, on a background ofcolour. The earher attempt at modelling thecanopies in the round, which is seen in the work ofthe Winchester school, had been abandoned, andalthough every little shaft has its light and darkside dehcately distinguished, this counts for Uttleexcept to diversify the surface, the forms beingexpressed principally in strong and simple extent to which this simphfication of outlinewas carried may be seen
Stained glass of the middle ages in England & France . THE STYLE OF THE THIRD PERIOD 217 froth of pinnacles, windows, buttresses and nichesall in white and yellow stain, on a background ofcolour. The earher attempt at modelling thecanopies in the round, which is seen in the work ofthe Winchester school, had been abandoned, andalthough every little shaft has its light and darkside dehcately distinguished, this counts for Uttleexcept to diversify the surface, the forms beingexpressed principally in strong and simple extent to which this simphfication of outlinewas carried may be seen in the little crockettedpinnacles, such as those at the bottom of PlateXXXIV., which are characteristic of all Englishwork of the time. There is, as you may see, noattempt to draw or model the foHation of thecrockets, which are simply knobs outlined in theflat with a thick black line. This method is thesalvation of English Perpendicular work, andshows the thorough understanding on the part ofour craftsmen of the technical problem. In Frenchwork later
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