CONTENTS
VOLUME I
PREFACE v
GLOSSARIES xix
CHAPTER I.—CHURCHES OF MONKS AND CANONS
Benedictines 7
Cluniacs 9
Cistercians 9
Carthusians 12
Austin Canons 12
Premonstratensian Canons 14
Gilbertine Canons 14
Dominican Friars 15
Franciscan Friars 15
Austin Friars 15
Knights Templars 15
Knights Hospitallers 15
Secular Canons 16
Collegiate Churches 20
CHAPTER II.—REQUIREMENTS OF THE GREATER MEDIAEVAL CHURCHES
Presbytery 29
Choir 32
Lay Use of the Nave 38
Number and Position of Altars 48
Central Transept 58
Western Transept 62
Eastern Transept 66
Chapels 70
Lady Chapel 72
Relics, Shrines, and Pilgrims 72
Crypt and Charnel House 84
Saint's Chapel or Feretory 88
Processional Ritual 93
Intramural Burial and Obits 102
Chantries and Chantry Chapels 104
CHAPTER III.—PLANNING OF CHURCHES OF MONKS AND CANONS
Churches with Apsidal Chevets 113
Churches with Rectangular Chevets 138
Cistercian Planning 158
Planning of Churches of Regular Canons 164
Carthusian Planning 165
Planning of Friars'Churches 167
Planning of Templars and Hospitallers 169
Illustrations of Planning 172
CHAPTER IV.—PLANNING AND GROWTH OF THE PARISH CHURCH
Planning of the English Parish Church 177
Growth of the English Parish Church 194
Baptistery 208
Parochial Transepts 210
Chancels 211
Sacristies 215
Chapels 216
Priests' Rooms 218
Anchorites and Anchorages 220
Central Towers 229
How to Study the Parish Church 234
Analysis of the Growth of Churches 237
CHAPTER V.—VAULTING
Groined Vaults 286
Crossribbed Vaults 295
Vaults with Ridge Ribs and Tiercerons 327
Lierne Vaults 330
Fan Vaults 340
Analysis of Vault Construction 357
CHAPTER VI.—THE ABUTMENT SYSTEM
Buttresses 385
Pinnacles 394
Flying Buttresses 397
Opposing Thrusts 408
Typical Abutment Systems 410
CHAPTER VII.—WALLS AND ARCHES
Walls 416
Foundations 420
Flintwork 422
Timber Churches 427
Arches 430
Arcading 455
CHAPTER VIII.—THE PIER AND ITS MEMBERS—PART I.
Columns : Cylindrical and Octagonal Piers 462
Romanesque Compound Piers 466
Gothic Piers 474