4 2 DERBYSHIRE FONTS. 



in execution and in the manner in which it was " set out." 

 This form of arcade, i.e., the interlaced, is a common feature 

 in late Norman work, being but occasionally used in the middle 

 Norman and never in early work of this style. Many people 

 point to the undoubtedly early specimen of a tub-shaped font 



Fig. i. — Font at Somersall Herbert.* 



at St. Martin's, Canterbury, as clear proof that the arcade, 

 and an interlaced arcade too, was in use soon after the 

 Conquest. This is, of course, easy of explanation, as it 

 consists of thirty-five separate stones, having been built in 

 pre-Norman times, and later it was cut with the ornaments 

 it now bears. 



* The illustrations to this paper are reproduced from photographs by the 

 author. — Editor. 



