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ELIZABETHAN STYLE

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Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 288 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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STYLE , in See also:architecture, the See also:term given to the See also:early See also:Renaissance style in See also:England, which flourished chiefly during the reign of See also:Queen See also:Elizabeth; it followed the Tudor style, and was succeeded in the beginning of the 16th See also:century by the purer See also:Italian style introduced by Inigo See also:Jones.. It responds to the Cinque-See also:Cento See also:period in See also:Italy, the See also:Francois I. style in See also:France, and the Plateresque or Silversmith's style in See also:Spain. During the reigns of See also:Henry VIII. and See also:Edward VI. many Italian artists came over, who carried out various decorative features at See also:Hampton See also:Court; Layer Marney, See also:Suffolk (1522–1525); See also:Sutton See also:Place, See also:Surrey (1529); Nonsuch See also:Palace and elsewhere. Later in the century Flemish craftsmen succeeded the Italians, and the Royal See also:Exchange in See also:London (1566–1570) is one of the first important buildings designed by See also:Henri de Paschen, an architect from See also:Antwerp. See also:Longford See also:Castle, Wollaton, See also:Hatfield, Blickling, See also:Audley End, and See also:Charterhouse (London) all show the style introduced by Flemish workmen.

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