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                                                                           Families of Gothic.
                                                                      	1.   Surface Gothic, characterized by its rich surface	
                                                                      decoration and by what I have above called the element of
                                                                      the mass instead of the line:  by its rosette and trefoil
                                                                      ornaments and other positive imitative forms:  A very
                                                                      characteristic example the little pointed window which I
                                                                      saw to-day at Vittanx a p 9 1 notebook R Now this
                                                                      Gothic divides into the two great schools.
                                                                           1. a.	Early French and English, Coutances - Amiens - Lisieux, &c
                                                                           1 b.	Gothic of Giotto:  which latter represents the style
                                                                      brought to high intellectual perfection;  the materials
                                                                      rendering this possible;  and the cast of the Italian
                                                                      mind being far in advance of architectural science.
                                                                                2.	Central Gothic:  That which is balanced between the line
                                                                      and mass in which the surface decorations are  still rich,
                                                                      while the mouldings have become perfectly pure - Divides
                                                                      into
                                                                                2 . a.  Centra; French and English.  North door, Rouen.  Note
                                                                      dame de Paris, North door;  and our chapter house at
                                                                      Salisbury. York etc.
                                                                                2. b.  The Gothic of Venice.
                                                                                3.	Linear Gothic;  the line predominant;  surface decoration
                                                                      ceasing, and all done by the repetition of preeminently

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