Early English Gothic
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Early English Gothic was the first phase of English Gothic architecture, distinguished by pointed arches, lancet windows and rib vaults. It emerged from a combination of English Romanesque and French
Salisbury Cathedral
Transitional work at the west end of Worcester Cathedral
The transepts of Roche Abbey
The choir of Canterbury Cathedral. The work in the foreground is by William of Sens, while that in the background is by William the Englishman.
Tracery
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Tracery is an architectural device by which windows are divided into sections of various proportions by stone bars or ribs of moulding. Most commonly, it refers to the stonework elements that support
Plate tracery, Laon Cathedral, north rose window
Plate tracery, Lincoln Cathedral "Dean's Eye" rose window (c. 1225)
Rayonnant bar tracery, Notre-Dame de Paris, north rose window
Bar tracery with cusped circles, Reims Cathedral, apse chapel