A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 111
-heads,) overlapping a large torus or bead; small figuresand animals are also frequently used, and occasionally thesigns of the zodiac. The actual opening cf the door-way is often flat at the top, and rises no higher thanthe springing of the arch, (see illustration under Tym-panum) ; the tympanum,… … Early English doorways generally have pointed arches,though a few have semi-circular, and occasionallythe top of the opening isflat. In doorways of largesize the mouldings are verynumerous, and the jambscontain several small shaftswhich usually stand quitefree, and are often of Pur-beck or Forest…
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