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va. KHNNLR.'8 Okirrio^ or HiL OKIOIN or I'NL roixirv 8rvrr. 53
hirers tbe wide 8emicircular arcbe8 cro88 and inter8eet eacb otber, and form tbereb^
at tbeir inter8eetion exactly a narrow 8barp-pointed arcb."^' He tben notice8 tbe
" interlaced arebe8," a8 lie term8 tbem, in tbe cboir of tbe cbureb of 8t. Oro88,
wbicb afterward8 aiforded Or. Nilner a favorable 8ub^ect for comment and infe-
rence.
Ibe latter writer, after remarking on tlie ardour witb wbicb ecele8ia8tical arcbi-
tecture wa8 cultivated b^ tlie l>»lorman8, 8a^8, " ^be^ vied witli eacli otber in tbe
grandeur and beauty of tlieir re8pective 8trueture8. Oor tlie former of tli68e
etfect8, grandeur, tbe^ gave to tlieir cliurcli68 tlie greate8t lengtb and beigbt in
tlieir power; for tlie latter, beauty, tbe^ enricbed tbem witli a variety of arebitec-
tural ornament8, 8everal of wliielr appear to be of ^er> oro-r Ibe mo8t
common of tbe8e wa8 tbe arcane, or 8erie8 of arcbe8, witb wbicb 8ome of tbeir
building8 ^a8, for example, tbe out8ide of 8t. O8)/tb'8 ancl. 8t. Ootolpb'8 conven-
tual cburcli68 in O886X, and tbe in8icle of Ourbam, on tbe ba8ement stor^,^ were
covered over, and wbicb occur, more or 1e88, on all tbeir catbedral and conventual
eburebe8, extant. I'beZe arcade8 were diver8ibed man^ wa^8, a8 ma^ be particu-
larly 8een on tbe tower of 8t. ^.ugu8tine'8 Nona8ter^ in Oanterbur^, built b^ it8
br8t Borman abbot, 8cotlandu8, in 1080. One of tbe8e varietie8 eon8i8ted in
making tbe 8emicircular arcbe8 inter8ect eaeb otber in tbe middle. 3^be part tbu8
inter8ected formed a new bind of areb, of more graceful appearance, and far
better calculated to give an idea of beigbt tban tbe 8emicircular arcb : for ever^
one mu8t be convinced, tbat a pyramid or obeli8b, from it8 a8piring form, appeai'8
to be taller tban tbe diameter of a 8emicircle, wben botb are of tbe 8ame mea8ure.
3^be86 plain and inter8ecting arcade were 8ometime8 placed in alternate row8, a8
in Hemigiu8'8 work on tbe facade of Oincoln Oatbedral ; and 8ometime8 irregularly
intermixed, a8 on tbe nortb 8ide of Ourbam Oatbedral. Ibe pointed arcb, tbu8
formed, appeared at 6r8t a mere ornament in ba88O relievo, a8 in tbe above-men-
tioned in8tanc68 ; but ver^ 8oon it wa8 al8o 8een in alto relievo, over nicbe8 and
rec68868 in tbe in8ide of cburcbe8, a8 in tbe remain8 of tbe Oatbedral of Oanter-
bur^, built b^ Oanfranc, and in tbe abbe^ cburcbe8 of O1a8tonbur^ and Hum8e^.
It i8 probable, tbat tbe^/r?^ ope-r ^or'-r^ec/ in Ourope were tbe twenty window8
con8tructed b^ tbat great patron of arcbitecture, Oenr^ Oe O1oi8, brotber of Xing
8tepben, and lVi-sbop of ^inebe8ter, in tbe cboir of tbe o/' Lit. near
" History, Lo. of Oatkeclral," sect. vi. p. 37, e6it 1812.
hirers tbe wide 8emicircular arcbe8 cro88 and inter8eet eacb otber, and form tbereb^
at tbeir inter8eetion exactly a narrow 8barp-pointed arcb."^' He tben notice8 tbe
" interlaced arebe8," a8 lie term8 tbem, in tbe cboir of tbe cbureb of 8t. Oro88,
wbicb afterward8 aiforded Or. Nilner a favorable 8ub^ect for comment and infe-
rence.
Ibe latter writer, after remarking on tlie ardour witb wbicb ecele8ia8tical arcbi-
tecture wa8 cultivated b^ tlie l>»lorman8, 8a^8, " ^be^ vied witli eacli otber in tbe
grandeur and beauty of tlieir re8pective 8trueture8. Oor tlie former of tli68e
etfect8, grandeur, tbe^ gave to tlieir cliurcli68 tlie greate8t lengtb and beigbt in
tlieir power; for tlie latter, beauty, tbe^ enricbed tbem witli a variety of arebitec-
tural ornament8, 8everal of wliielr appear to be of ^er> oro-r Ibe mo8t
common of tbe8e wa8 tbe arcane, or 8erie8 of arcbe8, witb wbicb 8ome of tbeir
building8 ^a8, for example, tbe out8ide of 8t. O8)/tb'8 ancl. 8t. Ootolpb'8 conven-
tual cburcli68 in O886X, and tbe in8icle of Ourbam, on tbe ba8ement stor^,^ were
covered over, and wbicb occur, more or 1e88, on all tbeir catbedral and conventual
eburebe8, extant. I'beZe arcade8 were diver8ibed man^ wa^8, a8 ma^ be particu-
larly 8een on tbe tower of 8t. ^.ugu8tine'8 Nona8ter^ in Oanterbur^, built b^ it8
br8t Borman abbot, 8cotlandu8, in 1080. One of tbe8e varietie8 eon8i8ted in
making tbe 8emicircular arcbe8 inter8ect eaeb otber in tbe middle. 3^be part tbu8
inter8ected formed a new bind of areb, of more graceful appearance, and far
better calculated to give an idea of beigbt tban tbe 8emicircular arcb : for ever^
one mu8t be convinced, tbat a pyramid or obeli8b, from it8 a8piring form, appeai'8
to be taller tban tbe diameter of a 8emicircle, wben botb are of tbe 8ame mea8ure.
3^be86 plain and inter8ecting arcade were 8ometime8 placed in alternate row8, a8
in Hemigiu8'8 work on tbe facade of Oincoln Oatbedral ; and 8ometime8 irregularly
intermixed, a8 on tbe nortb 8ide of Ourbam Oatbedral. Ibe pointed arcb, tbu8
formed, appeared at 6r8t a mere ornament in ba88O relievo, a8 in tbe above-men-
tioned in8tanc68 ; but ver^ 8oon it wa8 al8o 8een in alto relievo, over nicbe8 and
rec68868 in tbe in8ide of cburcbe8, a8 in tbe remain8 of tbe Oatbedral of Oanter-
bur^, built b^ Oanfranc, and in tbe abbe^ cburcbe8 of O1a8tonbur^ and Hum8e^.
It i8 probable, tbat tbe^/r?^ ope-r ^or'-r^ec/ in Ourope were tbe twenty window8
con8tructed b^ tbat great patron of arcbitecture, Oenr^ Oe O1oi8, brotber of Xing
8tepben, and lVi-sbop of ^inebe8ter, in tbe cboir of tbe o/' Lit. near
" History, Lo. of Oatkeclral," sect. vi. p. 37, e6it 1812.