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 Roman Catholic cathedral is in the Decorated style, and was consecrated in 1873.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

On the south side of the aisle is the Chapel of St. James, which was built by Bishop Marshall and restored by Quivil in the early Decorated style.

From Exeter by Haslehust, E. W.

The exquisite way in which the main characteristics of the Early English work are adapted to the Decorated style demands our highest admiration.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely A History and Description of the Building with a Short Account of the Monastery and of the See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

Exeter Cathedral is an excellent example of the earliest Decorated style.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

In the fourteenth century the nave was reconstructed, the Decorated style being introduced in the north side and the Perpendicular in the south.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George