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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

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hivolt, and the spacesbetween the shafts inthe jambs, are frequent-ly enriched with thetoothed - ornament, orwith leaves and othe*decorations characteris-tic of the style, but insome very good examples they have onlyplain mouldings. Theopening of the doorwayis sometimes divided intotwo by a single… … Cloisters, Salisbury Cathedral, c. 1230. 103 the arch, which is generally supported on a head at eachend. In many instances the inner mouldings of the headare formed into a trefoil or cinquefoil arch, the points ofwhich generally terminate in small flowers or leaves, andin some small doorways the…

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