132 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND. 



" The Protection of the Walls from Rain," Mr. Bond shows 

 the raison d'etre of ground-courses, strings, dripstones, hood- 

 molds, and labels after an original and interesting fashion. 

 In the explanation of the ground or basement course, the 

 reason for chamfers on such a course to prevent the rain 

 dropping from the projecting eaves resting thereon is set out ; 

 and it is further shown how great became the amount of 



Tides well. Ground-course. 



basement-course projection in the fourteenth century. Artistic 

 reasons then caused the straight chamfer to give way to the 

 subtle ogee curve." Of this Tideswell offers an admirable 

 example, where there is such " a nice gradation of high light, 

 half light, and shadow." 



In the ver)' next chapter, on foliated capitals, an admirable 

 illustration of a Norman example is taken from an arcade in 



