A Few Hints on the Practical Study of Ecclesiastical Architecture and Antiquities: For the Use of the Cambridge Camden Society (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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About the year 1280 commenced a new style, which has been denominated the Decorated, and which, from its tasteful arrangements, symmetrical proportions, and chaste enrichment, is usually considered as the most perfect description of Gothick Archi tecture. In truth, in the early or transitional period of this style.
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