A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 245
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- … St. Marys, Devizes, Wilts, c. 1450. ment. These are far too manifold to be enumerated; manyspecimens exist in churches and halls, some of which areextremely magnificent, and are enriched with tracery,featherings, pendants, and carvings of various kinds, inthe greatest profusion. Many roofs in this…
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