Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] Parker and Co. · leaf 169
the tooth-ornament of the EarlyEnglish, The first is the ball-flower, which is a glo-bular flower half opened, and shewing, within, a smallround ball. It is used with the utmost profusion inthe moldings of windows, door-ways, canopies, cornices, arches, &c, as at Eaunds, Kidlington, 4and… … The tall-flower. The ball-flowers aresometimes placed at intervals, and connected by a stemwith or without foliage. The other ornament is the four-leaved flower. Thishas a raised centre, and four petals cut in high relief;it is frequently much varied, but may be distinguished DECORATED MOLDINGS. 159
Architecture, Gothic
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