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

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 Church is a mixture of the Transitional and Early English styles, but the Tower and Spire are in the Decorated style.

From Ely Cathedral by Anonymous

Between 1360 and 1399 the Decorated style gave place to the Perpendicular, which prevailed from 1377 to 1547, and was an exclusively English style.

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

The church was built in 1862; it is in the Decorated style, and the architect was Mr. Hawkins.

From Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

The architecture is in the Decorated style with reticulated tracery, as restored on the ancient model.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George