On the exterior walls of the house from Zutphen (page [43]) can be seen the sunk panels, set back from the main face of the brickwork, which served for the insertion of windows. They often extend from near the ground to well up the gable. The dividing projections, turned with arches at their extremities, give bold upright lines. In the example cited these lines have evidently been broken by the rebuilding of the first-storey wall. It is dated 1547. The upper part, showing the sunk panel bordered by moulded bricks, the arched head—in this instance pointed and supported on each side by small circular turrets—and the shuttered window, is given in detail on page [42].
MOSAIC BRICK AND STONE WORK FROM DORDRECHT (see opposite page).
A noticeable treatment of the ground floor elevation is exemplified by the two drawings from Alkmaar and Hoorn (pages [33] and [34]), already considered, and by that from Veere (page [44]). Each is constructed principally in woodwork, and the many windows amply serve to light the lofty rooms. The wooden mullions are simply shaped and enriched, while over them is a moulded cornice. Above the lower series of windows in the Alkmaar example is a projecting hood, which affords protection from the weather. The date of 1609 is carved upon it, and other buildings having this characteristic usually belong to the opening years of the seventeenth century. A more artistic and satisfactory solution to the difficult problem of adequately lighting the entire side of a high room or shop would not easily be found in the old work of any other country.
DORDRECHT, SOUTH HOLLAND (DATED 1608)
WORKUM, FRIESLAND (DATED 1663)
ARNHEM, GELDERLAND (DATED 1642)