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evidence of the Norman having been originally a modi-fication of that style;though, in the latterpart of the periodwhen the Normanstyle prevailed, itsincreased complex-ity, rich groining,and varying outlineformed a unity,style, and pictu-resque effect exclu-sively its own. I have not con-fined… … i)ii Fig 167. is a design for a Norman porch. This porch issquare on the plan, with a groined or open timber roof, coveredwith tiles on the outside. Lead was frequently employed as acovering for roofs in old English buildings; but slates should iti the Norma7i Style. 343
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