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not being in the least tied down to the formality and 

 symmetry of the Italian style. 



"That it should not be anti-Roman" is also of its 

 essence, since it will arise in part from an objection to 

 gothic as being to a certain degree open to that re- 

 proach, and since it will freely adopt all the best features 

 of the Italian style. 



" That it should be exactly fitted to our existing 

 modes of worship" will also necessarily follow, since it 

 will be developed with the express purpose of providing 

 in the best manner possible to harmonise with and sub- 

 serve the ritual of the period of its birth. The seventh 

 requirement, "that there should not be too many 

 columns," also follows, since it is free to adopt in this 

 respect whatever features in whatever preceding style 

 may be deemed most desirable. The eighth require- 

 ment, that respecting the due admission of " light," is 

 one in which it will present numerous important advan- 

 tages over every preceding style. 



In the first place, the absence of any rigid rule of 

 symmetry will allow the admission of light just when- 

 ever it may be required. Secondly, the windows may 

 be of any shape found the most convenient, square, 

 elongated, and narrow windows, rose-windows or semi- 

 circular windows, as in the nave of Bonn cathedral. 

 They may also be made ornamental by mullions, while 

 tracery need not by any means be confined to the upper 



