An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1877)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford: J. Parker and Co. · leaf 292
THE FLAMBOYANT STYLE. 261 windows IS frequently formed in such a manner as tointroduce a large fleur-de-lis conspicuouslj^ in the headof the window; in other instances the outline of a heartis similarly introduced, and sometimes the heraldic de-vice of the family who built the church is formed… … 180. S. Saveur, Dinan, c. 1500.A French Flamboyant window. The windows are of course the chief marks of thestyle, and are readily distinguished by the waving, 262 THE FLAMBOYANT STYLE, flame-like character of the tracery (180). The clere-story windows of this style are generally large andimportant;…
Architecture, Gothic
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