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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1922 Excerpt: ... in fact, mere stair-turrets. Plate No. VII. BEVERLEY MINSTER, YORKS. EXTERIOR OF CHOIR AND S.E. TRANSEPT. c. 1230. EE This is a very beautiful example of pure Early English architecture of the Lancet period. There is no tracery in any of the original windows, which are connected by wall-arcading. The lofty pinnacles serve the purpose of weighting the buttresses. The arched flying buttresses over the aisle roof and on both sides of the transept convey the thrusts of the vaults to the outer buttresses. The sharply pointed gables and high roofs are characteristic of the style. The aisle windows are later insertions. Plate No. VIII. LINCOLN CATHEDRAL, EAST FRONT, c. 1260. EE The east front of Lincoln is also typically English. Continental cathedrals nearly all have apses at the east end. Lincoln, like most English churches, has a square east end. The great east window is the finest specimen of Geometric tracery in the country. The whole group, seen from this point, with the exception of the central tower, is pure Early English (13th century) work. On the right is seen a portion of the Chapter House, with one of its flying buttresses. The central tower, called the Tom Tower, is perhaps the finest Gothic tower in existence. The upper portion is Decorated (14th century) work. It used to be capped by a spire which was considerably higher than the Salisbury Spire, and, as the western towers also had spires, the effect of the three must have been very imposing. The earliest portion visible is the eastern transept which has Lancet windows without any tracery. This little church shows windows with Geometric tracery, and 13th century buttresses. The masses of masonry built on either side of the west window are modern constructions to prevent the church from slipping do...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 123595269X
- ISBN 13 9781235952692
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages38
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