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xir.cuii'Lei'uaxn xnnHuniLs.
window8 bein^ probably tbe most elaborate in tbe binA'dom." 8t. Nar^8 Obureb,
and tire nave of Beverley Nin8ter, furni8b otber beautiful 8pecimen8 of tbe 8ame
bind, altbouZb not 80 intricate a8 tbo86 in tbe eatbedral8 ^U8t mentioned/^ Ocea-
8ionall^, an bori^ontal tran8om, embattled, witb tbe li^bt8 underneatb it wrou^bt
into trefoil or cinquefoil bead8, wa8 employed during tlu8 period, a8 in tbe 3binit^
Obureb at LI^, but tbat metbod of 8trenAtbeninA tbe lar^e window8 wa8 not
^enerall^ adopted till after tbe tbird 8t^le of pointed arebiteeture became
prevalent.
Lefors quitting tbi8 divi8ion of tbe 8ubject, it ma^ be expedient to 8tate tbat tbe
,8/^6, tbat Araeeful addition to a Obri8tian cburcb, wbieb came into U86 during
tbe br8t period of tbe pointed 8t^le, wa8 now pretty ^enerall^ adopted, and man^
ver^ eleAant 8peeimen8 could be referred to wbieb decidedly belong to tbi8 era.
During tbe former period, tbe 8quat and ma88ive proportion8 of tbe Borman tower
were Araduab^ departed from, and a8 our builder8 obtained a bibber knowledge
of tbe 8eientibe prineiple8 of tbeir art, tbe^ became more bold in de8itzn and more
8bilful in execution, and were tbu8 enabled to eon8truet edibe68 of a far more
loft^ and a8pirin^ bind tban tbo8e of tbeir immediate predee688or8. Hence tbe
earl^ Ln^1i8b tower8 were carried up to a greater bei^bt tban tbo86 of ^NA'lo-
l>iorman de8i^n, and a8 tbou^b 8till furtber to direct our tbou^bt8 " beavenward,'
tbe tapering 8pire wa8 8uperadded. ^be plea8inA eKeet of tbi8 ornament, in
breabinA tbe monotony of 8trai^bt 1ine8 and level ran^68 of building, i8 obviou8
to ever^ ob8erver; and four of our Oatbedral8, in particular, ma^ be named a8
in8tanee8 in wbieb botb tbe bome and tbe di8tant 8eener^ of eaeb re8peetive cit^
derive a verv important and impre88ive intere8t from tbi8 feature; namely, Obi-
cbe8ter, 8ali8bur^, lbiebbeld, and l^orwicb. d^bat of Obicbe8ter i8 8uppO8ed to
bave been erected in tbe latter ^ear8 of Li8bop lbanAton'8 prelacy, wbieb la8ted
from 1305 to 1337 : it i8 de^Aned witb mueb 8implieit^, and it8 proportion8 are
Aood. 8ali8bur^ 8pire, tbat far-famed " wonder of tbe W68t," i8 unrivalled in
Ln^land botb from it8 altitude and beauty of proportion: tbe ornaments are of a
"" 866 ?1at6 X. in tl^6 Histoi ^, Le. of Xorlr Nin8t6r, in tli6 " Oatkodral ^nti^uiti68."
" On6 groat 0NU86 of tli6 boaut)^ of 6ns ilovving tracor^," 8a^8 Hielrman, " i8 tlm intricacy and dolieae^
of tim moulding8 ; tlio principal moulding- oftcn running up onl^ ono or tn'o mullion8, and forming onl^ a
part of tim largor d68ign, and nil tlie 8mall Lgur68 b6ing formod in moulding8 ivkick 8pring from tlm 8id68
of tlie principal. In tlm riclior v^indovv8 of tlu8 st^Io, and in lrotlr divi8ion8 tii6 principal moulding of tlio
mullion Ka8 8om6tim68 a capital and ba86, and tliU8 i)6eom68 a sliaft."—" ^n ^ttcmpt," ^c. p. 75.
xir.cuii'Lei'uaxn xnnHuniLs.
window8 bein^ probably tbe most elaborate in tbe binA'dom." 8t. Nar^8 Obureb,
and tire nave of Beverley Nin8ter, furni8b otber beautiful 8pecimen8 of tbe 8ame
bind, altbouZb not 80 intricate a8 tbo86 in tbe eatbedral8 ^U8t mentioned/^ Ocea-
8ionall^, an bori^ontal tran8om, embattled, witb tbe li^bt8 underneatb it wrou^bt
into trefoil or cinquefoil bead8, wa8 employed during tlu8 period, a8 in tbe 3binit^
Obureb at LI^, but tbat metbod of 8trenAtbeninA tbe lar^e window8 wa8 not
^enerall^ adopted till after tbe tbird 8t^le of pointed arebiteeture became
prevalent.
Lefors quitting tbi8 divi8ion of tbe 8ubject, it ma^ be expedient to 8tate tbat tbe
,8/^6, tbat Araeeful addition to a Obri8tian cburcb, wbieb came into U86 during
tbe br8t period of tbe pointed 8t^le, wa8 now pretty ^enerall^ adopted, and man^
ver^ eleAant 8peeimen8 could be referred to wbieb decidedly belong to tbi8 era.
During tbe former period, tbe 8quat and ma88ive proportion8 of tbe Borman tower
were Araduab^ departed from, and a8 our builder8 obtained a bibber knowledge
of tbe 8eientibe prineiple8 of tbeir art, tbe^ became more bold in de8itzn and more
8bilful in execution, and were tbu8 enabled to eon8truet edibe68 of a far more
loft^ and a8pirin^ bind tban tbo8e of tbeir immediate predee688or8. Hence tbe
earl^ Ln^1i8b tower8 were carried up to a greater bei^bt tban tbo86 of ^NA'lo-
l>iorman de8i^n, and a8 tbou^b 8till furtber to direct our tbou^bt8 " beavenward,'
tbe tapering 8pire wa8 8uperadded. ^be plea8inA eKeet of tbi8 ornament, in
breabinA tbe monotony of 8trai^bt 1ine8 and level ran^68 of building, i8 obviou8
to ever^ ob8erver; and four of our Oatbedral8, in particular, ma^ be named a8
in8tanee8 in wbieb botb tbe bome and tbe di8tant 8eener^ of eaeb re8peetive cit^
derive a verv important and impre88ive intere8t from tbi8 feature; namely, Obi-
cbe8ter, 8ali8bur^, lbiebbeld, and l^orwicb. d^bat of Obicbe8ter i8 8uppO8ed to
bave been erected in tbe latter ^ear8 of Li8bop lbanAton'8 prelacy, wbieb la8ted
from 1305 to 1337 : it i8 de^Aned witb mueb 8implieit^, and it8 proportion8 are
Aood. 8ali8bur^ 8pire, tbat far-famed " wonder of tbe W68t," i8 unrivalled in
Ln^land botb from it8 altitude and beauty of proportion: tbe ornaments are of a
"" 866 ?1at6 X. in tl^6 Histoi ^, Le. of Xorlr Nin8t6r, in tli6 " Oatkodral ^nti^uiti68."
" On6 groat 0NU86 of tli6 boaut)^ of 6ns ilovving tracor^," 8a^8 Hielrman, " i8 tlm intricacy and dolieae^
of tim moulding8 ; tlio principal moulding- oftcn running up onl^ ono or tn'o mullion8, and forming onl^ a
part of tim largor d68ign, and nil tlie 8mall Lgur68 b6ing formod in moulding8 ivkick 8pring from tlm 8id68
of tlie principal. In tlm riclior v^indovv8 of tlu8 st^Io, and in lrotlr divi8ion8 tii6 principal moulding of tlio
mullion Ka8 8om6tim68 a capital and ba86, and tliU8 i)6eom68 a sliaft."—" ^n ^ttcmpt," ^c. p. 75.