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^NLNLV's. OPINION
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tlie korni8 ok eeele8ia8tieal window8, and therefore de8erving ok attention. Hie
8ulijeet wa8 alrno8t new to ^.nlire^, wlio wa8 rather vi8ionar^; and wlio, Being
nnalile to draw witli aeeurae^, wa8 not liBel^ to give preei8ion and demon8tration
to I118 dgure8 and eonelu8ion8. He 18 evidently wrong in placing among tlie
window8 ereeled lrekore tlie Oon^ue8t one witli a pointed areli and mullion8 inter-
8eeting at tire top, krom tlie elinreli ok Brampton in Oxkord8liire; al8O tlie pointed
window8 in Battle ^.Bde^; another in tlie adBe^ ok Beading; and e8peeiall^ one
in tlie eliapel ok tlie priory ok 8t. Nar^, at Xington 8t. NieBael, in ^Vilt8liire,
wlrieli 8peeinien8 lie 8uppo868 to liave Belonged to tlie reign8 ok William tlie
Oonc^ueror and lii8 80N8, lint wliieli are oBviou8l^ later.
BBe mann8eript kroni wliieli tli68e ol)8ervation8 are taBen i8 entitled "
Being eolleetion8 kor a general aeeount ok Briti8li antic^uitie8; one
part i8 entitled " ^d/'c/rr/ecto-rrcK," Ae. Be8ide8 tlie eBronologieal
8erie8 ok 8peeinien8 ok window8, puli1i8lied B^ Berr^, tlie following ol)8ervation8 on
tlie 8nl)^eet aikord a general view ok ^nBre^'8 idea8.
" Hie Boman areliiteetnre 6onri8lied in Britain wliile tlie government 1a8ted, a8
appear8 B^ Bi8tor^, wliieli mention8 tlieir 1emp1e8, tlieatre8, l)atli8, §ce. Bede tell8
U8 ok a magnideent konntain linilt B^ tlie Boman8 at Oarli8le, extant in lii8 time.
But time and tlie inenr8ion8 ok tlie northern nation8 liave lekt U8 little remain8
ok tlieir grandeur, and we are lekt to eon^eeture wliat it wa8. 80 B^ tlie pieee ok
Oorintliian krie^e at Burgli V^all at Batli, we ma^ Bnow tliat tlie re8t ok tlie
liuilding wa8 ok tliat order. Bnt tlieir areliiteetnre r'-r^o (eirea
temp. BieB. I.) wlien tlie 8emieirc1e wa8 turned into tlie ox-e^e, B^ tlie internet!on
ok two eirele8 ok tlie 8ame radiu8. tlieir monlding8 were kanta8tie, and tlieir
window8 lilce lionelaee or point. Ilie Onpola tBe^ clianged into B/'oe/reL, or
8teeple8. 1"lii8 l)arl)arou8 ka8liion continued till tlie time ok Benr^ VII. wlien
tlie old Boman areliiteetnre wa8 revived in Ital^ B^ Balladio; and 6r8t revived
in Bngland B^ tlie Duke ok 8omer8et, wlio 8ent kor areliiteet8 out ok Ital^ to
liuild 8omer8et B0U86 and Bong Beat, V^ilt8."
3?Be opinion tliat tlie Bointed 8t^1e wa8 derived krom tlie Ootli8 appear8 to liave
originated in tBe 8eliool ok and wa8 adopted B^ 8ir Benr^ ^Votton and
dolin Bvel^n, wlio mi8led otlier8. Iliat it wa8 tlie invention ok tlie 6lotli8 866M8 to
liave Been tlie eoneln8ion ok tlie lii8torian ok tlie art8 in Ital^; wlio, in Iii8
Bive8 ok tlie Bainter8, term8 tlie areliiteetnre ok tlie middle ag68 in general " Mcr-
BBe (German or leutonic manner.
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tlie korni8 ok eeele8ia8tieal window8, and therefore de8erving ok attention. Hie
8ulijeet wa8 alrno8t new to ^.nlire^, wlio wa8 rather vi8ionar^; and wlio, Being
nnalile to draw witli aeeurae^, wa8 not liBel^ to give preei8ion and demon8tration
to I118 dgure8 and eonelu8ion8. He 18 evidently wrong in placing among tlie
window8 ereeled lrekore tlie Oon^ue8t one witli a pointed areli and mullion8 inter-
8eeting at tire top, krom tlie elinreli ok Brampton in Oxkord8liire; al8O tlie pointed
window8 in Battle ^.Bde^; another in tlie adBe^ ok Beading; and e8peeiall^ one
in tlie eliapel ok tlie priory ok 8t. Nar^, at Xington 8t. NieBael, in ^Vilt8liire,
wlrieli 8peeinien8 lie 8uppo868 to liave Belonged to tlie reign8 ok William tlie
Oonc^ueror and lii8 80N8, lint wliieli are oBviou8l^ later.
BBe mann8eript kroni wliieli tli68e ol)8ervation8 are taBen i8 entitled "
Being eolleetion8 kor a general aeeount ok Briti8li antic^uitie8; one
part i8 entitled " ^d/'c/rr/ecto-rrcK," Ae. Be8ide8 tlie eBronologieal
8erie8 ok 8peeinien8 ok window8, puli1i8lied B^ Berr^, tlie following ol)8ervation8 on
tlie 8nl)^eet aikord a general view ok ^nBre^'8 idea8.
" Hie Boman areliiteetnre 6onri8lied in Britain wliile tlie government 1a8ted, a8
appear8 B^ Bi8tor^, wliieli mention8 tlieir 1emp1e8, tlieatre8, l)atli8, §ce. Bede tell8
U8 ok a magnideent konntain linilt B^ tlie Boman8 at Oarli8le, extant in lii8 time.
But time and tlie inenr8ion8 ok tlie northern nation8 liave lekt U8 little remain8
ok tlieir grandeur, and we are lekt to eon^eeture wliat it wa8. 80 B^ tlie pieee ok
Oorintliian krie^e at Burgli V^all at Batli, we ma^ Bnow tliat tlie re8t ok tlie
liuilding wa8 ok tliat order. Bnt tlieir areliiteetnre r'-r^o (eirea
temp. BieB. I.) wlien tlie 8emieirc1e wa8 turned into tlie ox-e^e, B^ tlie internet!on
ok two eirele8 ok tlie 8ame radiu8. tlieir monlding8 were kanta8tie, and tlieir
window8 lilce lionelaee or point. Ilie Onpola tBe^ clianged into B/'oe/reL, or
8teeple8. 1"lii8 l)arl)arou8 ka8liion continued till tlie time ok Benr^ VII. wlien
tlie old Boman areliiteetnre wa8 revived in Ital^ B^ Balladio; and 6r8t revived
in Bngland B^ tlie Duke ok 8omer8et, wlio 8ent kor areliiteet8 out ok Ital^ to
liuild 8omer8et B0U86 and Bong Beat, V^ilt8."
3?Be opinion tliat tlie Bointed 8t^1e wa8 derived krom tlie Ootli8 appear8 to liave
originated in tBe 8eliool ok and wa8 adopted B^ 8ir Benr^ ^Votton and
dolin Bvel^n, wlio mi8led otlier8. Iliat it wa8 tlie invention ok tlie 6lotli8 866M8 to
liave Been tlie eoneln8ion ok tlie lii8torian ok tlie art8 in Ital^; wlio, in Iii8
Bive8 ok tlie Bainter8, term8 tlie areliiteetnre ok tlie middle ag68 in general " Mcr-
BBe (German or leutonic manner.
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