ELIZABETHAN ARCHITECTURE, a style of architecture, which began to prevail in England during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. It was a mixture of inferior Gothic with debased Italian, often very picturesque, but without purity and unity of design. It was characterized by deeply embayed windows, gal leries of great length, very tall and elaborate chimneys, strap work in the parapets and win dow-heads, and many dormented details of surface-carving characteristic of the bizarre in fluence of the combined Renaissance forms from Germany and Holland. The names of Holbein and John of Padua are associated with this style of architecture in which they bad hoped to revive classic models. The mansions erected for the nobility during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I are examples of this style of architecture, particularly the palace erected in the mixed style for Protector Somer set by John of Padua and the mansion of Long feat for his secretary, Sir John Thynne. Others
which may still be seen near London and which represent the architecture of the 17th century are: Knowle, belonging to the Duke of Dor set, the Marquis of Salisbury's at Hatfield, Hol land House, Campden House in Surrey, Brams hill in Kent, Sir T. Willow's at Charlton, Bur ton Agnes, Blkkling, Montacute, Audley End, Mogus Park, Aston, etc. This style was suc ceeded by the Jacobean in which Gothic details disappeared. The greatest architects of the Elizabethan period were Gerard Chrismas, John Thorpe, Thomas Holt and Rodolph Sy monds. Consult Gotch and Brown,