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A B C of Gothic architecture (1882)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] Parker and Co. · leaf 211

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d by a porch, and in thecorner next the door is the niche for a stoup of holy-water, with which the people sprinkled themselves asthey went into the church. This place for the stoupis frequently found just inside the door, instead ofoutside. The iron-work of this style is not so good asthat of the… … PERPENDICULAR, DOORWAYS. 201 The west doorway of the church of Fotheringhay isa very good example of this style, with the well-molded square head over it, the molded arch withshafts in the jambs and shields, and foliated circlesin the spandrels.

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