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 EOMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE. 71 ways, which were more richly carved and more profusely adorned with sculptures than ever (Fig. 37). The large circular wheel or rose window was also more generally introduced, especially in France, where the narrow lancet windows, so general in England, were never adopted. Fig. 37.— Gateway of the Church of St. Jak, Hungary. (Transition Period.) This circular window was a very great ornament as long as it retained its simple form, like that in the west front of the cathedral of Chartres. Saxony is especially rich in Romanesque basilicas of the