. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . ? They frequently appear to have been left plain by the builders, -withthe intention of being carved afterwards. CHAPTER III. The Early Norman Period. THE ITorinan style was introduced into England inthe time of Edward the Confessor; the king himselffounded the great Abbey of Westminster, and manyof the buildings were begun in his time. Of this. 18. Early Norman Vaulting, Chapel of tlie Pix, in the substructure of theDormitory, Westminster Abbey, 1060—1066. church he had completed the choir and transepts, whichwere sufficient for the
. An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture . ? They frequently appear to have been left plain by the builders, -withthe intention of being carved afterwards. CHAPTER III. The Early Norman Period. THE ITorinan style was introduced into England inthe time of Edward the Confessor; the king himselffounded the great Abbey of Westminster, and manyof the buildings were begun in his time. Of this. 18. Early Norman Vaulting, Chapel of tlie Pix, in the substructure of theDormitory, Westminster Abbey, 1060—1066. church he had completed the choir and transepts, whichwere sufficient for the performance of divine service,and it was then consecrated, Dec. 28, 1065, a few days WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, 33 only before his death. The nave at that time was notbuilt: it is probable tha a nave was built soon after-wards, but of this church we have no remains ^. Thedormitory was in all probability building at the sametime, as the monks who had to perform the service inthe church must have required a place to sleep in. Ofthis dormitory the walls and the vaulted substructureremain (18). The refectory also was begun at thesame period, and we have the lower part of thewalls, with the arcade at the foot; the work is rudeand clumsy JSTorman, with wide-jointed masonry,and the capitals left plain, to be painted or carvedafterwards. Soon after the ISorman Conquest a great changetook place in the
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