A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 126
t is not always flat, but is sometimescut into two or more narrow faces with sharp edges be-tween them. When this appendage is placed upon thefront of a moulding, as at A, it has been termed the heel ofthe moulding by Professor Willis, and when attached tothe sides, as at b, its icings. Feathering… … Kiugs College, Ca Finial (Lat. Finis = the end) : by old writers this termis frequently applied to a pinnacle,but it is now usually confined to thebunch of foliage which terminatespinnacles, canopies, pediments. &c,in Gothic architecture. The intro-duction of finials was contemporarywith that…
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