A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 233
Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire, c 1420. 224 of each pendentive, and generally become multiplied asthey rise upwards, so that the whole surface is coveredwith tracery, which is usually enriched withfeatherings and otherdecorations. Many churches, andsome other ancientbuild-ings, have raised ceil-ings,… … formed on the under- Divinity School, Oxford, a.d. 1480. sides of the timbers of the roof; a few of these, which are as old as the Decoratedand Early English styles, are sparingly ornamented withsmall ribs; there is generally one along the top andothers crossing it at considerable intervals: in…
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