A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 119
e top of the building with but little diminution, andterminate in acutely-pointed pediments which, when raisedabove the parapet, produce in some degree the effect ofpinnacles. Plying buttresses were first introduced inthis style. The roofs appear always to have been highpitched. The ornaments used… … Hargrave, c. 1260.
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