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LLkkicu on "ooiuio ^ncui^LciuuL."
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v^6 must allow thc^ had a taste well adapted to the rcligiou and genius ok the age
in which the^ lived."^
In another paper b^ the same writer, entitled " o-r 0/
-L?v'c^ ^o-re ^8r/r'/t///?g§, r/r F-rg/trntZ," Ire sa^s, " Hie Ootliie, libs tlie Oreeian
architecture, has it8 diikerent orders or modes, and ever^ order its peculiar members
b^ which it ma^ be distinguished krom tlie rest ; and as these are regulated b^ ^just
proportions kounded upon geometrical principles, as capable ok demonstration as
those ok tlie Oreeb and Homan, we ma^ ^'udge ok tlie wliole krom a part, witli as
mueli certainty as we ma^ bnow tlie extent ok a Homan temple krom tlie length ok
a trigl^ph."^
In neither ok tliese papers does pssex advance an^ opinion as to tlie origin ok
pointed architecture; hut a theory ok this writer is noticed, with approhation, in
a communication addressed to the 8oeiet^ ok Antiquaries, b^ the pev. Xe?'-vcH,
entitled " Observations on Ootliic Luildings, and Architecture," though he has
neglected to adduce the authority on which he attributes to pssex the hypothesis
rekerred to. He sa^s, " Essex's theory is curious, and certainly deserves attention
as it comes krom a man so intelligent, and well versed in the subject; and is
besides in itselk extremely reasonable, and is so well made out. He conceived
that the Ootliic architects were induced, or rather driven, to the use ok the
pointed arch b^ their practice ok vaulting upon bows, and sometimes covering
with such vaults spaces which were irregular; that is, not square, but longer in
one dimension than the otber."^
84 " ^rckasologia," vol. iv. p. 158, 159.
8^ " ^rckssologia," vol. iv. p. 108, 109. " Nr. Baines Kssex was tiro Lrst professional arckitect wkose
works displaced a correct taste in imitations of ancient Lnglisk arckitecture. His works, in tire Ootliic
stzde, were not numerous. Ike cboir of Oatbedral was renovated under bis direction in 1770 ; and
Ke ejected ver^ extensive repairs on tkat ckurck, in carrying on wkick nearly twenty ^ears was employed,
^fter tkis Ke was engaged in repairing kincoln Ninster, wbere Ke erected an altar-piece of stone, and
some otker works. Line's College Okapel was repaired also b^ Kim, and Ke designed tke stone screens
about tke altar tkere, wkick was tken removed to tke east end, and a space originally kekind it taken into
tke ckoir. ^n elegant Oross at ^mptkill was erected from a drawing b^ klssex, in commemoration of tke
akode tkere of (^ueen Oatkarine of ^.rragon ; besides improvements at Nadingle^, an ancient mansion in
Oambridgeskire, togetker witk tke design of windows, and otker minor works." Millson's kemarks,"
predxed to kugin's " specimens of Ootkic Arckitecture," vol. i. p. xvi. xvii.
8^ " ^rckmologia," vol. xvi. p. 314, 315. Ikese last remarks are probably taken from some observa-
tions, bz? Kssex, on 8outkwell Okurck, a manuscript said to kave been in tke possession of Nr. Kerrick,
65
v^6 must allow thc^ had a taste well adapted to the rcligiou and genius ok the age
in which the^ lived."^
In another paper b^ the same writer, entitled " o-r 0/
-L?v'c^ ^o-re ^8r/r'/t///?g§, r/r F-rg/trntZ," Ire sa^s, " Hie Ootliie, libs tlie Oreeian
architecture, has it8 diikerent orders or modes, and ever^ order its peculiar members
b^ which it ma^ be distinguished krom tlie rest ; and as these are regulated b^ ^just
proportions kounded upon geometrical principles, as capable ok demonstration as
those ok tlie Oreeb and Homan, we ma^ ^'udge ok tlie wliole krom a part, witli as
mueli certainty as we ma^ bnow tlie extent ok a Homan temple krom tlie length ok
a trigl^ph."^
In neither ok tliese papers does pssex advance an^ opinion as to tlie origin ok
pointed architecture; hut a theory ok this writer is noticed, with approhation, in
a communication addressed to the 8oeiet^ ok Antiquaries, b^ the pev. Xe?'-vcH,
entitled " Observations on Ootliic Luildings, and Architecture," though he has
neglected to adduce the authority on which he attributes to pssex the hypothesis
rekerred to. He sa^s, " Essex's theory is curious, and certainly deserves attention
as it comes krom a man so intelligent, and well versed in the subject; and is
besides in itselk extremely reasonable, and is so well made out. He conceived
that the Ootliic architects were induced, or rather driven, to the use ok the
pointed arch b^ their practice ok vaulting upon bows, and sometimes covering
with such vaults spaces which were irregular; that is, not square, but longer in
one dimension than the otber."^
84 " ^rckasologia," vol. iv. p. 158, 159.
8^ " ^rckssologia," vol. iv. p. 108, 109. " Nr. Baines Kssex was tiro Lrst professional arckitect wkose
works displaced a correct taste in imitations of ancient Lnglisk arckitecture. His works, in tire Ootliic
stzde, were not numerous. Ike cboir of Oatbedral was renovated under bis direction in 1770 ; and
Ke ejected ver^ extensive repairs on tkat ckurck, in carrying on wkick nearly twenty ^ears was employed,
^fter tkis Ke was engaged in repairing kincoln Ninster, wbere Ke erected an altar-piece of stone, and
some otker works. Line's College Okapel was repaired also b^ Kim, and Ke designed tke stone screens
about tke altar tkere, wkick was tken removed to tke east end, and a space originally kekind it taken into
tke ckoir. ^n elegant Oross at ^mptkill was erected from a drawing b^ klssex, in commemoration of tke
akode tkere of (^ueen Oatkarine of ^.rragon ; besides improvements at Nadingle^, an ancient mansion in
Oambridgeskire, togetker witk tke design of windows, and otker minor works." Millson's kemarks,"
predxed to kugin's " specimens of Ootkic Arckitecture," vol. i. p. xvi. xvii.
8^ " ^rckmologia," vol. xvi. p. 314, 315. Ikese last remarks are probably taken from some observa-
tions, bz? Kssex, on 8outkwell Okurck, a manuscript said to kave been in tke possession of Nr. Kerrick,