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LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



[Fig. 3'2. "Vii 



; Paulding Manor, Irom the N. W. 



the windows and doors are often sources of great architectu- 

 ral beauty, instead of being left mere bare openings filled 

 with glass, as in the Classic styles. Not only is each indi- 

 vidual window divided by mullions, in compartments whose 

 tops are enriched by tracery ; but in particular apartments, 

 as the dining-hall, library, etc. ; these are filled with richly 

 stained glass, which gives a mellow pleasing light to the 

 apartment. Added to this, the windows in the best Tudor 

 mansion affected a great variety of forms and sizes. Among 

 these stand conspicuous, the hay and oriel windows. The 

 bay window, which is introduced in most apartments on the 

 first or principal floor of much size or magnificence, is a win- 

 dow of treble or quadruple the common size, projecting from 

 the main body of the room in a semi-octagonal or hexagonal 

 form, thereby affording more space in the apartment, from 

 the floor to the ceiling, as well as giving an abundance of 

 light, and a fine prospect in any favourite direction. This, 



