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 . early Gothic of each country has Early English Gothic is the only one to a considerable extent a distinct na- that is perfectly pure and unmixed. tional character, it is convenient to Even in the buildings of the Domaine distinguish each by its own name: Eoyale in France, which some think the Early French Gothic or the Early earUer, but without sufficient evidence, German Gothic may dispute the pri- in date than the Early EngUsh style, ority o
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 . early Gothic of each country has Early English Gothic is the only one to a considerable extent a distinct na- that is perfectly pure and unmixed. tional character, it is convenient to Even in the buildings of the Domaine distinguish each by its own name: Eoyale in France, which some think the Early French Gothic or the Early earUer, but without sufficient evidence, German Gothic may dispute the pri- in date than the Early EngUsh style, ority of date with the Early English the square abacus, which is a classical Gothic, it may be difficult to prove feature, is always retained.] that either one was derived from the A. JrvwifniJ. Kestn.^or B. Was-tayi. Side, DoorsCC. ), Door ^nhcAjipfiZ tv C/x?istxrs Y^Jvorth. F. WejtAisl^ of Thuvsi^ XcustAij7^. iif TrtuLs^ts HVa-tiiu^e. of t%apto- /iousr,.Tl Aa^ur7;. L .A/iar- of ZaAj^ aapcZtN N MonjjonenzaX /yuif>e/, Jicod Siyeai. orOrqaTJ. Sire^ P Registry or Zibraru .. Tcale of Feei JjrajiTi hrTtjcajvreaLbu S Ci£ a-F ?*,S CATrffinEE)ffi-&X , ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE. 37 During the eighteenth century various attempts, under thename of Gothic, have arisen in repairs and rebuilding ecclesias-tical edifices, but these have been little more than makingclustered columns and pointed windows, every real principleof English architecture being by the builders either unknownor totally neglected. English architecture may be divided into four distinct periods,or styles, which may be named, v 1st, the Norman style, 2nd, the Early English style, 3rd, the Decorated English style, and 4th, the Perpendicular English style. The dates of these styles we shall state hereafter, and it maybe proper to notice, that the clear distinctions are now almostentirely confined to churches ; for the destruction and
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