CBAr. III. DOORWAYS.

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where it crosses tlie line A D, as at F, will be the centre of the required circle or lobe.
A circle witii the radius A F being drawn, the other centres on the lines of division, as
A G, A H, &c., are readily found.
Another usual geometrical problem in tracery work consists in finding the centre of a
circle placed in the head of anarch. This has been eluci-
dated by E. \V. Tarn, in the Builder for 1863, p.
221.
Let A B C in
fg.
1202. be an equilateral arch, and the
width A B be divided into three equal portions A D B.
Let the arches D F and E G be drawn with the same
radius as those of A and B, as D H. Then it is re-
quired to find the centre of the circle which shall touch
the four arcs. Make E I equal to ^ih of E B, and with
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the centre A and radius A I draw an arc cutting
the
perpendicular or centre line of the window in K; then
K is the required centre, and K L
the radius of the circle.
Fig. 1202.
Sect. XVL
nOORWAVS.
It is almost needless to observe that through
the several changes of style the door-
ways followed their several forms; our duty will, therefore, be to do little more than
present the representations of four or five
examples to the notice of the reader. The
Prior's entrance at Ely
{Jig.
187.) is a fine
specimen of a highly decorated Norman
doorway. The earlier Norman doorways
had but little carving. They are, as mjiy.
120.3., generally placed within a semicir-
cular arch, borne by columns recessed from

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the face of the wall, and the whole sur-
mounted with a dripstone. In
Jig.
187. it
will be seen that the semicircular iiead of
the door is filled in level with the springing,
and sculptured witli a figure of our Saviour
in a sitting attitude
;
his right ann is raised,
and in his left is a book. V/hat is termed
the vesica piscis surrounds the composition,
which is supported by an angel on each side.
These representations are frequently met
with in Norman doorways. Many examples
are composed of a series of recesses, each
spanned by semicircular arches springing
from square jambs, and occupied by insu
Fig. 1203. WYlCliN CUUltClI, WAltWICKSUlUK.
lated columns; though sometimes the culumns
are wanting an'' the recesses run down tc
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liJOl UUHFIKLB. Kig. 1205. ST. S.'CHCLAS, LVMK.