[16] The chapels round the apse of Senlis Cathedral form an intermediate link between the two plans at S. Leu. They form exactly half a circle on plan, and have only two bays, one of which is lighted with a window. Externally they have stone roofs, finishing under the triforium windows. These two churches should be studied and compared together.
[17] No one who visits S. Leu should omit to go also to Senlis. He will find a tower and spire of unusual--if not unique--beauty and elegance. There are two fine desecrated churches, and other remains which, with the charming cathedral, make a _tout ensemble_ not easily forgotten. It is a walk of about six miles only from S. Leu--passing by Chantilly.
[18] I copied the following from the “Tariff” of the seats in S. Étienne:--
“Une stalle haute par année, 8 fr. Une stalle basse par année, 5 fr. Les deux premiers bancs à chaque côté du chœur, 8 fr. Les deux centres bancs derrière l’autel, 7 fr. 50 c.”
[19] See the Illustration of a Wheel of Fortune in _Les Arts Somptuaires_, Vol. II., taken from a MS. in the _Bibl. Imp._, No. 6877.
[20] This work recalls to mind the work of the same character at Glastonbury.
[21] It is sometimes called also the “_Sainte Chapelle_” of S. Germer: I know not, however, on what grounds. M. Viollet-le-Duc does not mention it in his list of S. Chapelles.
[22] There is some reason for believing that the Lady-chapel of S. Germain-des-Prés was groined with sexpartite vaulting: if so, it differed from the other chapels in this respect.
[24] These groined triforia are called tribunes by the French antiquaries. At Montierender, where both occur, the upper stage is more than usually similar to our English triforia; and in all these cases it would perhaps be best to accept the French terminology as being substantially correct. The tribune is, in fact, a second stage of the aisle.
[25] The abbey church of Longpont was dedicated in A.D. 1227, in the presence of S. Louis. Its value as a dated example is therefore considerable, independent of its high architectural interest.
[27] The arrangement of these gables recalls to mind the very similar arrangement at Salisbury and Lincoln.
[28] The autumn of 1860. The original paper, which has undergone considerable revision since it was read on 7th January, 1861, will be found in the First Series of _Transactions_, 1860–61, pp. 97–119.--A. E. S.