A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 244
d than those of churches;that of Malvern Priory had a variety of cross-bracesabove the tie-beams cut into ornamental featherings;that of the Archbishop of Canterburys palace at May-field, Sussex, was supported on stone arches spanningthe whole breadth of the room (about forty feet):… … 236 been more common than is generally supposed, and at allperiods d. In the Perpendicular style hammer-lean roofs wereintroduced, (one of the finest specimens of which is thaton Westminster Hall,) and, together with them, mostnumerous varieties of construction for the sake of orna-
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