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Title: An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884
Subjects: Architecture, Gothic
Publisher: Oxford: J. Parker and Co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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110. Barnack, Northamptonsliire, c. 1250. much enriched with mouldings and shafts of greatdepth, and the walls are ornamented on the insidewith arcades and tracery. 148 EARLY ENGLISH VAULTS. The Vaults are distinguished from the Norman bytheir greater boldness, and from succeeding stylesby their greater simplicity, as at Salisbury (HI).
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111. Salisbury Cathedral, c. 1240.Early English vault, groined, with moulded ribs on the groins only. In the earlier examples there are ribs on the anglesof the groins only; at a later period the vaulting^becomes more complicated, as at Westminster. Thereis a longitudinal rib, and a cross rib along the ridgeof the cross vaults, and frequently also an interme- EARLY ENGLISH VAULTS. 149 diate rib on the surface of the vault. The bosses(112) are rare at first, llj,. vault is, in fact, a ceiling, having always an outerroof over it; and there is no necessity for itsbeing of stone, although it is obviously betterthat it should usually be so, as a security againstfire, which was the chief motive for the intro-duction of stone vaults. The rather incorrect useof the word roof by Mr. Rickman, as applied tovaults, has led to some confusion of ideas on thissubject. The Eutteesses, instead of being, as in the laststyle, mere strips of masonry slightly projecting fromthe wall, have now a very bold

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