PART I. 
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CHAPTER I. 
Portions of Norman Glass in bright colours —12 th Century. 
Glass used in the Minster in 669. —A new Cathedral built by the first 
Norman Archbishop. — Round-headed Windows leaded and filled 
WITH COLOURED GLASS-POT METAL—ORNAMENT PAINTED ON—FOLIAGE 
conventionalised—Geometric patterns—Medallion subject from 
the Apocrypha—a “Jesse” panel—Figure under a Shrine—Norman 
colouring. 
It may be as well at the outset, to consider ourselves in the 
Minster—under the western arch of the central tower—looking 
westwards, and to imagine the windows filled with clear glass. 
The material of the edifice is magnesian limestone, so according 
to the supposition, there would be an entire absence of colour. 
It would be a study in monochrome, the main divisions being 
marked by mouldings of rolls and hollows which form vertical, 
horizontal and arched bands of light and shade, with the minor 
divisions enriched by sculpture. Even the shields in the arch¬ 
spandrels are devoid of colour, which is the distinctive feature of 
Heraldry. To some the general effect would be cold, but as an 
artist—who revels in colours—turns with loving eyes to his mono¬ 
chrome studies, so others see beauty even in simple forms and 
outlines. 
The use of colour is very much a matter of climate. We in our 
country have more grey skies than powerfully sunlit ones; thus a 
grey tone dominates our buildings. We have seasons of winter 
