A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 201
tdesign for a Lich-gate, Perpendicular Style (Rickman).The last of the styles of Gothic archi-tecture which flourished in this coun-try ; it arose gradually from the De-corated during the latter part of thefourteenth century, and continued tillthe middle of the sixteenth: the nameis derived from… … Perch, (1.) An old name givento a bracket or corbel; (2.) Thelong wax candles used in church-es were also sometimes so called. Pergenyng. See Pargeting. Peribolus, a wall built round ancient temples enclosing thewhole of the sacred ground. Peripteral, a form of Temple,entirely surrounded with…
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