The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed.

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English style commence, an

ed about a century. The transition from the Early English style to this, and again from this to the succeeding style, was however s

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detail as the style of the fifteenth century, the general contours and forms which this style presents, and the principal lines of composition, which verge pyramidica

rches of this style, which support the cl

vely, difficult to be distinguished from those of an earlier period. In small buildings the edges of the pier arches are plain and chamfered. In large

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rs in the piers from wh

ft. Sometimes a simple cylindrical pier is found. The octagonal pier, with plain sides, is very prevalent in small churches, and does not differ materially from the Early English pier of the same kind. The capitals are either bell-shaped, clustered, or octagonal, to correspond with the shape of the piers; but the cap mouldings are more n

ted roofs of this s

dral, finished about A. D. 1330, the groining of the roof is less complicated than that of the choir of the same cathedral, constructed between A. D. 1360 and A. D. 1370106-*. Small structures are more simply vaulted. In a chantry chapel adjoining the north side of the chancel of Willingham Church, Cambridgeshire, is a very acute-pointed angular-shaped stone roof, the plain surface of the vaulting of which is supported by two pointed arches sprin

wooden roofs of th

f the original roof is, however, still generally discernible by the weather moulding on the east wall of the tower. In the nave of Higham Ferrars Church, Northamptonshire, is a wooden roof which apparently belo

t do the doors of

urch Church,

dings at the sides, which are continuous with the architrave mouldings; and these have sometimes a square-edged fillet on the face. The doorways of this style are frequently enriched with pedimental and ogee-shaped canopies, ornamented with crockets and finials; of which the north doorway of Exeter Cathedral and the south doorway of Everdon Church, Northamptonshire

windows of th

ed Window, Ashby Folv

ments, which are foliated109-*. The variety of tracery in windows of this style is very great, and they frequently have pedimental and ogee canopies over them, ornamented in the same manner as those over doors: examples of this kind may be found at York Cathedral. In the south transept of Chichester, and west front of Exeter Cathedrals, are two exceeding large and beautiful windows of this style; the first filled with geometrical, the other with flowing, tracery. In some windows of this style the mullions simply cross in the head, as in a later style, but the lights ar

rton Segra

are the mouldings which

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hacombe Church,

dgeberrow Church,

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hich overlaps the lower. A plain semicylindrical moulding, with a square-edged fillet on the face, is also common, and occurs at the church of Orton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire. The hood moulding over the windows often consists of a quarter-round or ogee, with a cavetto beneath, and sometimes returns horizontally along the walls as a string-course; a disposition, however, more frequently observable in the Early English style than in this: of such disposition the churches of Harvington, W

ess, St. Mary M

resses of this styl

ess, Salisbu

ose of the Early English style. Many buttresses have, however, plain slopes as set-offs, and they are frequently placed diagonally at the corners of buildings, as at Dunchurch Church, W

t is peculiar

rizontal blocking course, pierced with foliated or wavy, flowing tracery, which has a rich effect, is common

vable in the nic

ckets and finials, while the interior of the canopies are groined with numerous small rib mouldings. The crockets

on from this style

rpendicular, was so gradual, that though many individual details and ornaments were extremely dissimilar, and pe

rteenth century can we collect any architec

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buildings, adverts to those of his own age, and uses several architectural terms now obsolete or little understood, and some which are not so, as gargoiles. In Pierce Ploughman's

be noticed as constr

eautiful of the kind we have remaining. Several country churches are wholly or principally erected in this style. Broughton Church, Oxfordshire, may be instanced as an elegant, pleasing, and complete example of plain decorated work. Trumpington Church, Cambridgeshire, is also deserving of notice; and Wimington Church, Bedfordshire, built by John Curteys, lord of the manor, who died A. D. 1391, is a small but

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e nave and choir of this cathedral as they existed pr

n this country. On the north side of Salford Church, Warwickshire, is,

windows with flowing tracery in t

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