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An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1900)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : J. Parker · leaf 314

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THE FLAMBOYANT STYLE. 261 windows is frequently formed in such a manner as tointroduce a large fleur-de-lis conspicuously 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… … tA_ Ci-t. ^( ^^^jiT^^^^ ojcf :..-., 180. s. Saveur, Dinan, c. 1500.A French Flamboyant window. The windows arc of course the chief marks of the■style, and are readily distinguished by the waving, 262 THE FLAMBOYANT STYLE. flame-like character of the tracery (180). The clere-story windows of this…

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