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 . NORMAN ORNAMENTS. 61 Some of the Norman buildings are exceedingly rlcli andprofusely covered with ornament in almost every part; theseexamples are generally late in the style, although the periodat which this profusion was adopted is still undecided. Some-times, besides the interlacing arcadesalready noticed, portions of the sur-face of the wall are covered with a kindof hatched-work, or with interlacedpatterns or other enrichments, resem-blin
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 . NORMAN ORNAMENTS. 61 Some of the Norman buildings are exceedingly rlcli andprofusely covered with ornament in almost every part; theseexamples are generally late in the style, although the periodat which this profusion was adopted is still undecided. Some-times, besides the interlacing arcadesalready noticed, portions of the sur-face of the wall are covered with a kindof hatched-work, or with interlacedpatterns or other enrichments, resem-bling the diaper of a subsequent pe-riod, as in Canterbury Cathedral, theremains of the chapter-house at Ro-chester, St. Albans Abbey, ChichesterCathedral, &c. Occasionally also akind of small round panels or patergp Maimestoy introduced in the jambs and sof-fits of the arches for the sake of additional ornament, as atMalmesbury Abbey. As a general rule, early work is shallow and late workdeeply cut: early ornaments are also of simple forms, suchas the billet and zigzag, and the sunk star; foliage either inimitation of the ancient Grree
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