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 257
. The cornice is very regular, and though in some largebuildings it has several mouldings, it principally consists ofa slope above, and a deepsunk hollow, with an astra-gal under it; in these hol-lows, flowers at regular dis-tances are often placed, andin some large buildings, and in towers,… … /■^
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