Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses

CHAPTER XXVI.

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ARCHITECTURE OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY.

Transition from Norman to Gothic Architecture--The Period of Change--The Early English Style--Examples and Characteristics of the Style--Towers--Windows--Doorways--Porches--Buttresses --Pillars--Arches--Mouldings and Ornaments--Fronts 314