[2] Instances of this architectural element are typical of Gothic church edifices of the earliest period.
Lancet windows may occur singly, or paired under a single moulding, or grouped in an odd number with the tallest window at the centre.
Paired windows were sometimes surmounted by a simple opening such as a quatrefoil cut in plate tracery.
This form gave way to the more ornate, multi-light traceried window.
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