Whittock, Nathaniel: The Oxford Drawing Book, Or The Art Of Drawing, And The Theory And Practice Of Perspective: In A Series Of Letters Containing Progressive Information On Sketching, Drawing, And Colouring Landscape Scenery, Animals, And The Human Figure: With A New Method Of Practical Perspective: Detailed In A Novel, Easy, And Perspicuous Style, For The Use Of Teachers, Or For Self-Instruction. Embellished With Upwards Of One Hundred And Fifty Lithographic Drawings, From Real Views, Taken Expressly For This Work (Oxford , London, 1825)

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LETTER VI.
Plate XXVIII. contains drawings in what is called tlie Saxon or Anglo-Norman
style; this is the earliest and rudest style of English architecture, so that whenever
you see an old building in this style, you may be sure it was built in the tenth or
eleventh century. Mr. Rickman, whose antiquarian knowledge and architectural skill
is surpassed by none, divides the different styles of Gothic architecture in such a
manner, that the date of any building may be determined with tolerable exactness, by re-
ferring to the dates specified. The following sketch is introduced for your information.
1. The Norman (which is sometimes erroneously called the Saxon) style. This
style prevailed from before the conquest to the end of the reign of Henry the Se-
cond, in 1189. It is distinguished by its arches being semicircular, though occasionally
somewhat pointed, with bold and rude ornaments.
2. The early English style, reaching to the end of the reign of Edward the First,