Michael of Canterbury

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Michael of Canterbury (fl. 1275 – 1321) was an English gothic architect responsible for work at Canterbury Cathedral and St Stephen's Chapel, at the Palace of Westminster.[http://www.answers.com/topic/michael-of-canterbury Michael of Canterbury] - Answers.com He also designed the Cheapside Eleanor Cross.

Harvey (1950) credits Master Michael with the innovation of using the ogee arch in gothic architecture, having a wide influence on French Flamboyant gothic and English Perpendicular.{{Cite book

| title = The Gothic World

| first = John

| last = Harvey

| year = 1950

|publisher = Batsford}}

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