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il3nbed b^ small 8lmst8, 3nd 8urmounted b^ pinn3ele8 3nd trefoil-libe kolm^e. Hie
foot of tbe 8ll9,ft, wbieb 18 of tbe U8U3.1 0et3A0N3l 8ll3pe, b38 86ver3l r3NA'68 of
moulding, 3nd on 63eb 8ide of til6 niebe 3re tbree 8M3.I1 8bield8 : tbe 63N0PV
18 triple-f3eed.
^MO0^8. It 18 3, eommon error to believe tlmt tlie mo8t uneient windows
are tbo86 eompo8ed of onl^ 3. 8in^1e d3^, or li^bt; for M3n^ witbout mu11ion8 M3^
be found 38 l3te 38 tbe bfteentb 3nd 8ixteentb eenturie8. Hie 8M3II dimen8ion8 of
window8 I138 ul8o been re^urded 38 3 proof of unti^uit^, witbout eon8iderinA tbe
r68peetive purpO868 of 8ueb 3perture8, or tbe restive dimen8ion8 of tbe build-
inA'8 to wbieb tbe^ oriAinull^ belonged.
In tbe 8M3II villnAe ebnrebe8 of enrl^ l^ormun urebiteeture tbe window8 3re
remurbubl^ 8M3II, beinA in 8ome in8t3nee8 onl^ round bole8, 8e1dom exeeedinA
nine or ten inebe8 in diumeter, but 8p1u^ed otf internull^ to di8per8e tbe li^bt.
1be86 M3^ be found in 8ome few eburebs8 8ti1I remuininA, purtieulurlv in Norfolk,
l^o. 76, 6^. I, witb tbe plun, i8 tuben from tbe o/'
neur I^orwieb. ^fbe wull8 3re eon8trueted witb 6int8, eovered witb eement;
tbe rim of tbe eirele i8 formed of brieb8, tuben probubl^ from tbe Hom3n eump, 3t
Ouster. I^i^. 4 i8 unotber 8peeimen of 3 round window (not exceeding ten or
eleven inebe8 in diumeter), from in l^oriolb, better exeeuted
tbun tbe former, buvinA it8 eirele eompo8ed of 8M3II pieee8 of 8tone.^
^686 little eireulur window8 were 8uper8eded b^ 8M3H ^mieireulur-beuded,
nurrow window8, or r3tber 1oopbole8, wbieb 8eldom exceeded ei^bt or ten inebs8
wide, b^ tbree 3nd 3 bulf, or four feet, in bei^bt. (8ee 6^8. 2, 5, und 7, beinA
window8 from tbe eburebe8 of If^/r'/rA'/rM-r, 3nd in I^or-
folb.) 8ueb W38 tbe ^1oomine88 of tbe uneient eburebe8 tbu8 li^bted tbut mo8t
of tbem were ultered ubout tbe time of Henr^ III. or bldwurd I. b^ tbe insertion of
lur^er 8ired window8, witb luneet or trefoil beud8 ; tbe 3perture8 beinA mude from
ei^bteen inebe8 to two feet wide, in uddition to tbe 8M3.11 window8 wbieb were
8till lekt. 8ub86^uent1^, during tbe fourteentb, bfteentb, 3nd 8ixteentb eenturie8,
tbe86 new window8 A3ve pluee to lur^er opening divided b^ mullion8. b'iZ'. 20,
from Hrurton Obureb, I^orfolb, of tbe 3A6 of bldwurd I. or II. i8 ^iven 38 3 8pe-
eimen of 3 window of 3 turner 8ire 3pplied to 3 building of tbe 83me m3Anitude
Ibe eireulsr window8 wbieb g.tforcle6 alino8t all tbe lizbt to sinall parisli ebnrebe8 mn8t not bo
eonfoun6e<1 witb tbo86 eirel68 wbieb were inten6et1 principally for ornament; L8 in tbe Oatbeclral8 of
I^orwieb, Ll^, keterborouA-b, Le,
il3nbed b^ small 8lmst8, 3nd 8urmounted b^ pinn3ele8 3nd trefoil-libe kolm^e. Hie
foot of tbe 8ll9,ft, wbieb 18 of tbe U8U3.1 0et3A0N3l 8ll3pe, b38 86ver3l r3NA'68 of
moulding, 3nd on 63eb 8ide of til6 niebe 3re tbree 8M3.I1 8bield8 : tbe 63N0PV
18 triple-f3eed.
^MO0^8. It 18 3, eommon error to believe tlmt tlie mo8t uneient windows
are tbo86 eompo8ed of onl^ 3. 8in^1e d3^, or li^bt; for M3n^ witbout mu11ion8 M3^
be found 38 l3te 38 tbe bfteentb 3nd 8ixteentb eenturie8. Hie 8M3II dimen8ion8 of
window8 I138 ul8o been re^urded 38 3 proof of unti^uit^, witbout eon8iderinA tbe
r68peetive purpO868 of 8ueb 3perture8, or tbe restive dimen8ion8 of tbe build-
inA'8 to wbieb tbe^ oriAinull^ belonged.
In tbe 8M3II villnAe ebnrebe8 of enrl^ l^ormun urebiteeture tbe window8 3re
remurbubl^ 8M3II, beinA in 8ome in8t3nee8 onl^ round bole8, 8e1dom exeeedinA
nine or ten inebe8 in diumeter, but 8p1u^ed otf internull^ to di8per8e tbe li^bt.
1be86 M3^ be found in 8ome few eburebs8 8ti1I remuininA, purtieulurlv in Norfolk,
l^o. 76, 6^. I, witb tbe plun, i8 tuben from tbe o/'
neur I^orwieb. ^fbe wull8 3re eon8trueted witb 6int8, eovered witb eement;
tbe rim of tbe eirele i8 formed of brieb8, tuben probubl^ from tbe Hom3n eump, 3t
Ouster. I^i^. 4 i8 unotber 8peeimen of 3 round window (not exceeding ten or
eleven inebe8 in diumeter), from in l^oriolb, better exeeuted
tbun tbe former, buvinA it8 eirele eompo8ed of 8M3II pieee8 of 8tone.^
^686 little eireulur window8 were 8uper8eded b^ 8M3H ^mieireulur-beuded,
nurrow window8, or r3tber 1oopbole8, wbieb 8eldom exceeded ei^bt or ten inebs8
wide, b^ tbree 3nd 3 bulf, or four feet, in bei^bt. (8ee 6^8. 2, 5, und 7, beinA
window8 from tbe eburebe8 of If^/r'/rA'/rM-r, 3nd in I^or-
folb.) 8ueb W38 tbe ^1oomine88 of tbe uneient eburebe8 tbu8 li^bted tbut mo8t
of tbem were ultered ubout tbe time of Henr^ III. or bldwurd I. b^ tbe insertion of
lur^er 8ired window8, witb luneet or trefoil beud8 ; tbe 3perture8 beinA mude from
ei^bteen inebe8 to two feet wide, in uddition to tbe 8M3.11 window8 wbieb were
8till lekt. 8ub86^uent1^, during tbe fourteentb, bfteentb, 3nd 8ixteentb eenturie8,
tbe86 new window8 A3ve pluee to lur^er opening divided b^ mullion8. b'iZ'. 20,
from Hrurton Obureb, I^orfolb, of tbe 3A6 of bldwurd I. or II. i8 ^iven 38 3 8pe-
eimen of 3 window of 3 turner 8ire 3pplied to 3 building of tbe 83me m3Anitude
Ibe eireulsr window8 wbieb g.tforcle6 alino8t all tbe lizbt to sinall parisli ebnrebe8 mn8t not bo
eonfoun6e<1 witb tbo86 eirel68 wbieb were inten6et1 principally for ornament; L8 in tbe Oatbeclral8 of
I^orwieb, Ll^, keterborouA-b, Le,