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A guide to English Gothic architecture, illustrated by numerous drawings and photographs (1922)

Gardner, Samuel, 1856- · Cambridge, University Press · leaf 167

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late No. CI. EXETER CATHEDRAL. WINDOWS OF CHOIR. 128; The windows of the choir at Exeter are filled with Geometric tracery, but their shape and character isDecorated. There is nothing left to suggest the piercing of a plate. The eye follows the lines ot themouldings rather than the shapes of the… … mm Plate No. CII. ELY CATHEDRAL. WINDOW OF CHOIR. ,. 1330. D In 1322 the Norman central tower of Ely fell, destroying much of the adjoining masonry. Prior Alanof Walsingham replaced the ruined portion with his well-known octagon and lantern, and, instead ofrestoring the 13th century traceries, he…

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