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Bk. VII. Ch. V. IRISII DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.
Ireland is not rich in specimens of domestic architecture of the
Middle Ages, but such fragments as do exist show marked variations
from the contemporary style in England. Such battlements, for
Oratory of Gallerus. (From Petrie’s ‘ Ancient Architecture of Ireland.’)
917.
instance, as those which crown the tower of Jerpoint Abbey are
identical with many found in the ISTorth of Italy, but very unlike any-
thing either in England or Scotland, and give a foreign look to the
whole building which is very striking.
The same may be said of the next example (Woodcut No. 919) from
a house in Galway. Its architecture might be Spanish, but its
ornamental details look like a reminiscence of the entwined decoration
Bk. VII. Ch. V. IRISII DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE.
Ireland is not rich in specimens of domestic architecture of the
Middle Ages, but such fragments as do exist show marked variations
from the contemporary style in England. Such battlements, for
Oratory of Gallerus. (From Petrie’s ‘ Ancient Architecture of Ireland.’)
917.
instance, as those which crown the tower of Jerpoint Abbey are
identical with many found in the ISTorth of Italy, but very unlike any-
thing either in England or Scotland, and give a foreign look to the
whole building which is very striking.
The same may be said of the next example (Woodcut No. 919) from
a house in Galway. Its architecture might be Spanish, but its
ornamental details look like a reminiscence of the entwined decoration