The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887)
MacGibbon, David, d. 1902, Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 475
alteredthat it is now scarcely possible to recall any of its original features. Thegabled crow-steps which still remain on the west gable are evidentlyoriginal. The roof of the hall is old. Of the corbels which supportedthe ends of the principal rafters only one (Fig. 395) is now visible in… … Fig. 396.—Edinburgli Castle. Roof of Parliament Hall. been ascertained that some of the corbels are still preserved, and aresimilar in design to the one in the staircase. These corbels are ofgood Renaissance design, and of a style very rare in Scotland. They EDINBURGH CASTLE 45^ THIRD PERIOD and…
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