MULLIONS SUPERSEDED BY SASH-WINDOWS 135 



windows as to 

 take them for 

 granted as part 

 of the universal 

 scheme of things. 

 Their effect on 

 the architectural 

 treatment of win- 

 dows was of the 

 first importance. 

 They made mul- 

 lions impossible, 

 they compelled 

 window spaces to 

 be of large size, 

 and these large 

 spaces necessarily 

 influenced the de- 

 sign. They also 

 rendered small 

 bay-windows im- 

 possible, as well 

 as large bay-win- 

 dows with a nar- 

 row canted side. 

 They practically 

 put an end to any 

 attempt at modi- 

 fied versions of 

 the J acobean 

 style, but they 

 were excellently 



adapted to the larger, plainer, and more regular classic. Con- 

 sidering the effect they had on design it is to be regretted that 

 we know nothing of their origin, or the date of their introduc- 

 tion. At present only one authenticated instance of their use 

 can be cited before the time of William III. If they appear in 

 earlier buildings caution would have to be exercised to ascer- 

 tain whether they were not later insertions. Anyone who 

 can settle this point would render a singular service in the 

 byways of architectural history. The instance mentioned 



FIG. 91. A Chimney-Piece for the Queen's House, 

 Greenwich, 1619, by Inigo Jones. 



From a Drawing in the Burlington-Devonshire 

 Collection at the R.I.B.A. 



