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Early English Period c.1190-c.1250
Decorated Period c.1290-c.1350
Perpendicular Period c.1350-c.1550
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EARLY ENGLISH: the earliest Gothic architectural style, characterized especially by the use of the lancet arch and coinciding almost exactly with the thirteenth century (thus obviating the need to refer also to an Early English period).

The windows of the Early English period were comparatively narrow slits, and were sometimes grouped together under a single enclosing arch; the piercing of the tympanum of this arch with a circular light produced what is known as plate tracery, ...

- Narrow pointed window of the Early English period
Lectern. - Reading stand on the right or epistle side of the church, used by lay persons to read scripture lessons, to lead the congregation in prayer, and to make announcements.
Leper's window.

The first major phase of this insular architecture, the early English period, is well represented (except for the 15th-century tower and spire) by the Cathedral of Salisbury (begun 1220).

The projecting base of a wall or column. Pointed In English Gothic architecture, First Pointed is a style current in the Early English period.
Porticus - ...

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See also: Early english, Architecture, Decorated, Vault, Perpendicular

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