An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England, from the conquest to the reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders (1881)
Rickman, Thomas, 1776-1841 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 169
Beverley Minster, c. 1220. … EARLY ENGLISH BUTTRESSES. 131 churches, even to a very late date; this is the plain multangular(generally octagonal) pier, with a plain capital of a few verysimple mouldings, and with a plain sloped arch. Piers of thisdescription are very frequent, and it requires great nicety ofobservation and…
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