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cloister of norwich cathedral.
91
$orrij of &t. JHarp's Cjmrcf),
ST. EDMUND'S BURY.
The annexed print is a view of the Porch on the north side of this church. It is one
of the late specimens of the pointed style, and is worthy of notice and representation,
on account of the bold foliated ornament which runs up the pediment, the grotesque
figures on the pinnacles, the niches, embattled parapet, and the following inscription
on the frieze.* The porch was probably built by the persons here commemorated,
early in the 16th century.
O^rate • pro ■ ammaubsf • ■ Soframtte • ^ottngftam • et • SSaMIe • uroris; guar.
Cloister to tf)e Catfjetiral Cjntrrf),
NORWICH.
A cloister, or claustrum, was an appendage to almost every cathedral and
monastic church in the kingdom. It may be said to be an imitation of the peristyle
of the Greeks, and piazza of the Italians. The cloister was a covered walk or
ambulatory, where the monks and other ecclesiastical officers walked for exercise
and air within their own walls; and surrounding which various offices were placed.
Some of the earliest examples were small in extent, and plain in architecture ; but
they were progressively enlarged, and ultimately adorned with a profusion of
sculptural and architectural ornaments. The most highly decorated cloister is that
attached to the north side of Gloucester Cathedral, finished in 1390. The windows
* In some impressions of the annexed print, this inscription, and the niches over it, are inaccurately
represented. The former error is remedied by the inscription here printed. The niches are of the usual form;
i. e. three sides of an octagonal figure.
91
$orrij of &t. JHarp's Cjmrcf),
ST. EDMUND'S BURY.
The annexed print is a view of the Porch on the north side of this church. It is one
of the late specimens of the pointed style, and is worthy of notice and representation,
on account of the bold foliated ornament which runs up the pediment, the grotesque
figures on the pinnacles, the niches, embattled parapet, and the following inscription
on the frieze.* The porch was probably built by the persons here commemorated,
early in the 16th century.
O^rate • pro ■ ammaubsf • ■ Soframtte • ^ottngftam • et • SSaMIe • uroris; guar.
Cloister to tf)e Catfjetiral Cjntrrf),
NORWICH.
A cloister, or claustrum, was an appendage to almost every cathedral and
monastic church in the kingdom. It may be said to be an imitation of the peristyle
of the Greeks, and piazza of the Italians. The cloister was a covered walk or
ambulatory, where the monks and other ecclesiastical officers walked for exercise
and air within their own walls; and surrounding which various offices were placed.
Some of the earliest examples were small in extent, and plain in architecture ; but
they were progressively enlarged, and ultimately adorned with a profusion of
sculptural and architectural ornaments. The most highly decorated cloister is that
attached to the north side of Gloucester Cathedral, finished in 1390. The windows
* In some impressions of the annexed print, this inscription, and the niches over it, are inaccurately
represented. The former error is remedied by the inscription here printed. The niches are of the usual form;
i. e. three sides of an octagonal figure.