Handbook of ornament; a grammar of art, industrial and architectural designing in all its branches, for practical as well as theoretical use (1900)
Meyer, Franz Sales, 1849- · New York, B. Hessling · leaf 240
f Hermes (the God of letters), this application is often termeda Hermes. Standing isolated, it serves as a Pedestal for busts andlamps, as a Post for railings, and in gardens and terraces. The lastwas exceedingly popular in the Rococo period. Joined to the wall,the Terminus often takes the place of… … Plate 139. The Terminus. The Terminus. — The Parapet. — The Railing Post. ^27 6—8. Wooden Terminus, Renascence. 9. Small Terminus figure, German Renascence, National Museum, Munich.10. Terminus with mask, modem chimney-piece, (Gewerbehalle). The Parapet. (Plate 140.) Besides the Parapets which are…
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