A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 619
Window, Fig cusped quatrefoil. It is easy to see that theenlargement of all these three openings fromwhat they are in Fig. 1 gives us the traceryshown in Fig. 2 (Tracery), where the rondelabove puts on the form of a rose window, and1055 them. Figure 6 (\\indow) shows the same influ-ences at work… … Window, Fig. J: TheDeankry, Norwich; c. 1250. Chartres window (Fig. 2, Tracery), that archhas not interested the builder much, while inFig. 6 of the pre.sent article it is seen that thearchitect has cared more for the generallypointed shape of iiis window than for the de-105(5 WINDOW tails of its…
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