Decorated style

British  

noun

1. a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration

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Example Sentences

The canopy over the head of the effigy is a fine and rich example of architectural work of the Early Decorated style.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

It is in the Decorated style, dates from the time of Edward III., and is said to have been designed by William of Wykeham for Queen Philippa.

From Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them by Heath, Sidney

The font at Luton belongs to the Decorated style, and is enclosed in an octagonal structure of freestone, consisting of eight pillars about 25 ft. in height, supporting a canopy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Spires are rare in Cornwall, and this one, of early Decorated style, is of special interest, having happily survived the fire that destroyed the main building in 1853.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

Yonder noble chapel in the Decorated style, with its tower and the old quadrangle beneath it, called, nobody knows why, Mob Quad, are the cradle of College life.

From Oxford and Her Colleges by Smith, Goldwin