A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 180
tops of buttresses niches were sometimesmade to occupy the whole breadth of the buttress, so as tobe entirely open on three sides, with small piers at the frontangles; pedestals were very common, particularly in nicheswith projecting canopies, and in such cases were eithercarried on corbels or rose… … Magdaleu Church, Oxford, c. 1500. Kidlington, Oxfordshire, c.1450. figures, and these varied considerably in form, but of the 172 $ttrfje—German $rri)ttectuix more legitimate niches the general character did not differvery materially from those of the preceding style. Inplan the canopies were…
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