Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford [etc.] Parker and Co. · leaf 64
mals, groups of figures, &c,in endless variety. The abacus throughout the styleis the most characteristic member, and will frequentlydistinguish a Norman capital when other parts aredoubtful. Its section is a square with the lower partchamfered off, either by a plain line or a slight curve… … 54 THE NOKMAN PERIOD. The Bases are at first very simple, consisting merelyof a quarter-round molding; then of two quarter-rounds, or two and a chamfer; or else of a round, ora chamfer and a quarter-round: as the style advancedthey became more enriched, and the number of mem-bers more numerous: the…
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