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 GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. 179 wo do, within this immediate iieighbonrliood hiiihlings of siiffic-ieiit cliaractcr and importance to ilhistrate tlic subject fully; and having mentioned to you the principal buildinos of the style in the kingdom, I will endeavour to explain more full}' to you its minuter characteristics by reference to the different diagrams which I have prepared for that purpose.^ NOTICE OF A SAXON BROOCH, FOUND IN WARWICKSHIRE. In the Museum formed during tlic meeting of the Institute at Bristol, a remarlvahlc fibuha of gilt bronze was exhibited by the Rev. W. Staunton, recently found at Myton, near Warwick. No precise account of the dis- covery could be ascertained ; the ornament was deposited with human remains, apparently a single interment, one skull only being found, the teeth in a very perfect state. With the fibula was found a large perforated crystal of quartz, of which a representation is here given; also, a slender band of silver, ornamented with small heart-shaped punched impressions, and forming a spiral ring, apparently for the finger. It was broken into several pieces, and its original intention may be doubtful. These interesting relics of the Saxon period have been deposited in the Warwick ^luseum. The brooch, although unfortunately fractured by the finder, is a specimen of uncommon size and elaborate workman- ship ; it presents the rare, if not unique, peculiarity, of vitrified ornament, or coarse enamel, fixed by fu- sion in cavities on its surface. The chased design represents mon- strous heads of ani- mals, combined with fohage, in bold relief. Fibuiaj of this type, sometimes tcrmedcru- ciform, have frequently been described both in England and in Germany. I am not aware that any exam- ple has occin-red in Scotland or Ireland. It may be questionable whether their form was influenced by any allusion to the Christian emblem of the cross. There is, moreover, no distinct evidence regarding the i)Osition in which they were attached to the dress. There is evidence for the ' The rest of the paper consisted of a detailed description of the Presbytery of Lincoln Cathedral, and a comparson of its princip.al features with those of the choir and nave of the same Cathedral, and with those of the Choir of Ely Cathedral.