A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 150
onthem, such as animals heads, leaves,flowers, &c, are often finished withmore care and accuracy than might be Heniy VII*B Chapel*expected in such materials; the heads of the nails (videNail-head) assume a great variety of forms, some projecting Insertum opus (Vitruvius), to the central space… … 142 like a spike, others rounded, others flat. The Handlesand Knockers on doors are also made ornamental. Theformer, especially when of simple character, are usually inthe shape of rings with a spindle going through the centreof a circular escutcheon, but sometimes they are of otherforms. Those of…
Architecture
Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
