. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . urest, and best example of thisstyle, and are there used in the unusual position ofa vertical line between thedetached shafts of Purbeckmarble (83). They arefound in the same positionalso in the rich and beauti-ful work of the west frontof Wells, which is theexample following mostclosely on Lincoln both inhistorical date and instyle. Afterwards theywere used entirely onthe outside of pediments,or in similar situations,projecting from the faceof the work or the outersurface of the moulding, 83. York Cathedral, m the very beaut
. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . urest, and best example of thisstyle, and are there used in the unusual position ofa vertical line between thedetached shafts of Purbeckmarble (83). They arefound in the same positionalso in the rich and beauti-ful work of the west frontof Wells, which is theexample following mostclosely on Lincoln both inhistorical date and instyle. Afterwards theywere used entirely onthe outside of pediments,or in similar situations,projecting from the faceof the work or the outersurface of the moulding, 83. York Cathedral, m the very beautltul brockets from the tomb of Archbishop tomb of Archbishop Walter ^^^^^ ^^^y- Grey (83), in York Cathedral; and they continued inuse in the subsequent styles, although their form andcharacter gradually change with the style. In theEarly English they are formed of the conventionalfoliage, with the usual knobs or lobes on the surfaceof the leaf; in the Decorated they are copied fromnatural foliage; in the Perpendicular they are square,stiff, and » Probably both are the work of Hugh de Wells, first Archdeacon ofWells, and then Bishop of Lincoln, as has been said. EARLY ENGLISH FOLIAGE, 119 Another peculiarity consists of the Foliage, whichdiffers considerahly from the JSorman : in the latter ithas more or less the appearance of being imitated fromthat of the Classic orders, while in this it is entirelyoriginal. Its essential form seems to be that of atrefoil leaf, but this is varied in such a number ofways that the greatest variety is produced. It is usedin cornices, the bosses of groining, the mouldings ofwindows and doorways, and various other places, butparticularly in capitals, to which it gives a peculiarand distinctive charac-ter. The foliage of thesecapitals is technicallycalled Stiff-leaf foli-age,but this alludesonly to the stiff stem orstalk of the leaf, whichrises from the ring ofthe capital ; the foliageitself is frequently as farremoved from stiffnessas any
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