First Pointed style

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First Pointed style is the earliest phase of English Gothic architecture, characterized by pointed arches, lancet windows, and relatively simple, slender detailing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style ⓘ
phase of English Gothic architecture ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Early English Gothic ⓘ
Early English style ⓘ
architecturalElement lancet arch ⓘ
pointed barrel vaults ⓘ
simple window groupings ⓘ
country England ⓘ
designPrinciple concentration of loads on piers and buttresses ⓘ
reduction of wall mass ⓘ
use of pointed arch for vaults and openings ⓘ
emphasis lightness of structure ⓘ
structural clarity ⓘ
verticality ⓘ
field architecture ⓘ
followedBy Decorated Gothic ⓘ
Second Pointed style ⓘ
follows Norman architecture ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ
hasCharacteristic buttresses ⓘ
clustered shafts ⓘ
dog-tooth ornament ⓘ
lancet windows ⓘ
minimal tracery ⓘ
plain wall surfaces ⓘ
plate tracery in early examples ⓘ
pointed arches ⓘ
relatively simple detailing ⓘ
ribbed vaulting ⓘ
simple mouldings ⓘ
slender detailing ⓘ
steeply pitched roofs ⓘ
tall narrow proportions ⓘ
influenced Decorated Gothic architecture ⓘ
linked to: Decorated Gothic
influencedBy French Early Gothic architecture ⓘ
partOf English Gothic architecture ⓘ
period early 13th century ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ
region England ⓘ
styleFamily Gothic architecture ⓘ
typicalDecoration geometric ornament ⓘ
limited figurative sculpture ⓘ
typicalMaterial stone ⓘ
usedFor cathedral architecture ⓘ
church architecture ⓘ
ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ
monastic buildings ⓘ

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Early English Gothic → alsoKnownAs → First Pointed style ⓘ