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and not, as Ur. ^Vbittington supposed, opened between tbe intersecting arcades,
at a period subsequent to tbe ereetion ok tbe ebureb itself, it must be allowed
tbat tbe^ do not impl^ an acquaintance witb tbose general principles ok adaptation
to peculiar purposes, wbicb, according to tbe tbeor^ ok Ur. Launders, actuated
tbe persons wbo employed pointed arebes kor tbe more advantageous construction
ok vaulted rooks, ^bis tbeor^, tberekore, is perfectly consistent witb tbe kaets
adduced b^ Or. Uilner; and must be bigbl)^ deserving tbe attention ok all wbo
keel an interest in tbe subject.
Ur. OTr/'e, in bis " Observations on Vaults," bas ingeniously and sbilkub^
pointed out tbe progressive improvements in tbe art ok vaulting, wbicb be tbinbs
was carried to tbe utmost extent ok seientibe perfection b^ tbe builders ok cburebes,
Ac. in tbe pointed st^le.^ Oe attributes tbe adoption ok pointed arebes to tbe
superiority wbicb tbe^ were found to possess over otber forms in causing little
or no lateral pressure; but be does not barard an^ opinion as to tbe time, or
circumstances under wbicb tbe Oointed-areb stzde originated.
Ur. (7/K^e, in an " Recount ok tbe Oise and progress ok earl)-" Onglisb
^.rebitecture," ascribes tbe adoption ok tbe Oointed areb to tbe increased altitude
wbicb arebiteets bad employed in tbeir sacred edibees, and tbus agrees witb Ur.
Launders in opinion.^
Ur. in an " Introductory Oiseourse on Ootbie ^.rebiteeture," prebxed
to a volume ok " Olans, Olevations, Lections, and Views ok tbe Obureb ok Oatalba,
in Oortugal," 1795, sa^s, "tbe earliest specimens ok tbis manner ok building in
Ongland were, I believe, bnisbed about tbe beginning ok tbe tbirteentb century.
Ik tbe pointed areb be considered detaebed from tbe building, its origin ma^ long
be sougbt kor in vain, and indeed I imagine tbat tbis is tbe reason it bas eluded
tbe researebes ok so man^ ingenious men; but on tbe contrary, ik we examine
it in a relative view, as a part in tbe composition ok tbe wbole, it will become
more eas^ to account kor its form, tban kor tbat ok an^ otber component part. Ik
we tabs a eomprebensive view ok an^ ok tbese structures externally, we sbal!
perceive tbat not onl^ tbe areb, but ever^ vertiele part ok tbe wbole superstructure
terminates in a point, ^nd tbe general form, ik viewed from an^ ok tbe principal
93 -- ^rolireoloAia," vol. xvii. p. 65, ropulrlislieZ in n lournocl an6 seientikc: volume of "Iraets on Vaults
Ancl lZri^o-os," Lo. 8vo. 1822.
" ^reliiteeture ^oolssiastiea I.on6ini," <Le. 4to. 1820.
and not, as Ur. ^Vbittington supposed, opened between tbe intersecting arcades,
at a period subsequent to tbe ereetion ok tbe ebureb itself, it must be allowed
tbat tbe^ do not impl^ an acquaintance witb tbose general principles ok adaptation
to peculiar purposes, wbicb, according to tbe tbeor^ ok Ur. Launders, actuated
tbe persons wbo employed pointed arebes kor tbe more advantageous construction
ok vaulted rooks, ^bis tbeor^, tberekore, is perfectly consistent witb tbe kaets
adduced b^ Or. Uilner; and must be bigbl)^ deserving tbe attention ok all wbo
keel an interest in tbe subject.
Ur. OTr/'e, in bis " Observations on Vaults," bas ingeniously and sbilkub^
pointed out tbe progressive improvements in tbe art ok vaulting, wbicb be tbinbs
was carried to tbe utmost extent ok seientibe perfection b^ tbe builders ok cburebes,
Ac. in tbe pointed st^le.^ Oe attributes tbe adoption ok pointed arebes to tbe
superiority wbicb tbe^ were found to possess over otber forms in causing little
or no lateral pressure; but be does not barard an^ opinion as to tbe time, or
circumstances under wbicb tbe Oointed-areb stzde originated.
Ur. (7/K^e, in an " Recount ok tbe Oise and progress ok earl)-" Onglisb
^.rebitecture," ascribes tbe adoption ok tbe Oointed areb to tbe increased altitude
wbicb arebiteets bad employed in tbeir sacred edibees, and tbus agrees witb Ur.
Launders in opinion.^
Ur. in an " Introductory Oiseourse on Ootbie ^.rebiteeture," prebxed
to a volume ok " Olans, Olevations, Lections, and Views ok tbe Obureb ok Oatalba,
in Oortugal," 1795, sa^s, "tbe earliest specimens ok tbis manner ok building in
Ongland were, I believe, bnisbed about tbe beginning ok tbe tbirteentb century.
Ik tbe pointed areb be considered detaebed from tbe building, its origin ma^ long
be sougbt kor in vain, and indeed I imagine tbat tbis is tbe reason it bas eluded
tbe researebes ok so man^ ingenious men; but on tbe contrary, ik we examine
it in a relative view, as a part in tbe composition ok tbe wbole, it will become
more eas^ to account kor its form, tban kor tbat ok an^ otber component part. Ik
we tabs a eomprebensive view ok an^ ok tbese structures externally, we sbal!
perceive tbat not onl^ tbe areb, but ever^ vertiele part ok tbe wbole superstructure
terminates in a point, ^nd tbe general form, ik viewed from an^ ok tbe principal
93 -- ^rolireoloAia," vol. xvii. p. 65, ropulrlislieZ in n lournocl an6 seientikc: volume of "Iraets on Vaults
Ancl lZri^o-os," Lo. 8vo. 1822.
" ^reliiteeture ^oolssiastiea I.on6ini," <Le. 4to. 1820.