Decorated Gothic
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Decorated Gothic is a richly ornamented phase of English Gothic architecture, prominent in the late 13th and 14th centuries and characterized by elaborate window tracery, intricate stone carving, and flowing, curvilinear forms.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Decorated Gothic canonical | 13 |
| English Decorated Gothic | 2 |
| Late Gothic architecture | 2 |
| Decorated Gothic architecture | 1 |
| English Gothic architecture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decorated Gothic Context triple: [Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, architecturalStyle, Decorated Gothic]
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Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a medieval European architectural style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows, used prominently in grand cathedrals and churches.
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Collegiate Gothic
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style used primarily on American university campuses that adapts medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, towers, and ornamented stonework—to modern academic buildings.
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Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that revived and adapted medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate tracery—primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Neo-Romanesque
Neo-Romanesque is an architectural style that revives and adapts medieval Romanesque forms, characterized by rounded arches, heavy masonry, and robust, fortress-like massing.
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Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is a medieval European building style characterized by thick walls, rounded arches, sturdy piers, large towers, and decorative arcading, widely used in churches and castles before the rise of Gothic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Decorated Gothic Target entity description: Decorated Gothic is a richly ornamented phase of English Gothic architecture, prominent in the late 13th and 14th centuries and characterized by elaborate window tracery, intricate stone carving, and flowing, curvilinear forms.
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A.
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a medieval European architectural style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained-glass windows, used prominently in grand cathedrals and churches.
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B.
Collegiate Gothic
Collegiate Gothic is an architectural style used primarily on American university campuses that adapts medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, towers, and ornamented stonework—to modern academic buildings.
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C.
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that revived and adapted medieval Gothic forms—such as pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and ornate tracery—primarily in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Neo-Romanesque
Neo-Romanesque is an architectural style that revives and adapts medieval Romanesque forms, characterized by rounded arches, heavy masonry, and robust, fortress-like massing.
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E.
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is a medieval European building style characterized by thick walls, rounded arches, sturdy piers, large towers, and decorative arcading, widely used in churches and castles before the rise of Gothic architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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phase of English Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ballflower ornament
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crockets ⓘ curvilinear tracery ⓘ elaborate window tracery ⓘ flowing curvilinear forms ⓘ geometric tracery ⓘ intricate stone carving ⓘ ornate vault bosses ⓘ reticulated tracery ⓘ rich ornamentation ⓘ richly carved capitals ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| endTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| follows | Early English Gothic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
canopied niches
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elaborate sedilia ⓘ lierne vaults ⓘ ornamental pinnacles ⓘ rich window hoodmoulds ⓘ tierceron vaults ⓘ tracery windows ⓘ |
| influenced | Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Rayonnant Gothic ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Bristol Cathedral choir
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Carlisle Cathedral east window ⓘ Ely Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Ely Cathedral Lady Chapel
Exeter Cathedral ⓘ Lichfield Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
Lichfield Cathedral west front
Lincoln Cathedral Angel Choir ⓘ Salisbury Cathedral close ⓘ
surface form:
Salisbury Cathedral cloisters
York Minster nave ⓘ |
| partOf | English Gothic ⓘ |
| periodWithin | High Gothic ⓘ |
| precedes | Perpendicular Gothic ⓘ |
| startTime | late 13th century ⓘ |
| typicalFeature |
complex rib vaulting
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flowing window patterns ⓘ large traceried windows ⓘ ornamental sculpture programs ⓘ richly carved doorways ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cathedrals
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collegiate churches ⓘ monastic buildings ⓘ parish churches ⓘ |
| usedMaterial | stone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Decorated Gothic Description of subject: Decorated Gothic is a richly ornamented phase of English Gothic architecture, prominent in the late 13th and 14th centuries and characterized by elaborate window tracery, intricate stone carving, and flowing, curvilinear forms.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chapter House, Westminster Abbey
this entity surface form:
Late Gothic architecture
this entity surface form:
Late Gothic architecture
this entity surface form:
English Gothic architecture
this entity surface form:
English Decorated Gothic
this entity surface form:
English Decorated Gothic
this entity surface form:
Decorated Gothic architecture