medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 16/08/2010 14:55, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> From: John Briggs<[log in to unmask]>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/298p6jl
>
>> The trees don't look too bad to me, but that spire looks awfully 14th
> century - and rather English, for that matter.
>
> i'm just curious, John.
No, you're not *just* curious - you're weird as well :-)
> which parts look 14th c./English to you?
>
> the round headed open arcading?
>
> the round headed blind arcading?
>
> the round headed "canon table" decorative friezes?
>
> the 18th c. "oeil de boeuf" (more or less) window?
No, the spire. "Spire" is a pretty precise and unambiguous term, unlike
"steeple" which can be understood to include the tower as well as the spire.
John Briggs
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