Decorated Gothic

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Decorated Gothic is a richly ornamented phase of English Gothic architecture, prominent in the late 13th and 14th centuries and characterized by elaborate window tracery, intricate stone carving, and flowing, curvilinear forms.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
phase of English Gothic architecture
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture
characterizedBy ballflower ornament
crockets
curvilinear tracery
elaborate window tracery
flowing curvilinear forms
geometric tracery
intricate stone carving
ornate vault bosses
reticulated tracery
rich ornamentation
richly carved capitals
country England
endTime 14th century
follows Early English Gothic
hasPart canopied niches
elaborate sedilia
lierne vaults
ornamental pinnacles
rich window hoodmoulds
tierceron vaults
tracery windows
influenced Perpendicular Gothic
influencedBy French Rayonnant Gothic
notableExample Bristol Cathedral choir
Carlisle Cathedral east window
Ely Cathedral Lady Chapel
Exeter Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral west front
Lincoln Cathedral Angel Choir
Salisbury Cathedral cloisters
York Minster nave
partOf English Gothic
periodWithin High Gothic
precedes Perpendicular Gothic
startTime late 13th century
typicalFeature complex rib vaulting
flowing window patterns
large traceried windows
ornamental sculpture programs
richly carved doorways
usedIn cathedrals
collegiate churches
monastic buildings
parish churches
usedMaterial stone

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