A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 196
use, inwhich the bread (Fr. Pain) waskept, and with it much of thegarniture of the table. It isespecially distinguished fromthe Botellerie or buttery, where the wine and beer, &c. were de-canted, and the flagons, cups,&c, kept. This office is stillkept up in our colleges, and inlarge houses… … Early English Parapet, Salisbury Cathedral. Parapet, a breastwork or low wall used to protect theramparts of military structures, and the gutters, roofs,&c, of churches, houses, and other buildings. On militaryworks the parapets are either plain walls or battlemented,and they are frequently…
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