Ball flower
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in St Mary's Church, Bloxham, in Oxfordshire
The ball-flower (also written ballflower) is an architectural ornament in the form of a ball inserted in the cup of a flower. It came into use in the latter part of the 13th century in England and became one of the chief ornaments of the 14th century,[1] in the period known as Decorated Gothic.[2]
Ball-flowers were generally placed in rows at equal distances in the hollow of a moulding, frequently by the sides of mullions.[1] Examples are found in many churches of the period including Gloucester Cathedral; St Mary's Church, Bloxham; St. Michael's Church, Swaton (c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1300);[3] and Tewkesbury Abbey (c.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1330).[4] The presence of ball-flowers on the west part of Salisbury Cathedral has helped date this facade to the 14th century.[5]
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