A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 251
the arrival of the Nor-mans, since that is ruder and earlier than Norman, whilethe germs of Norman are plainly visible. But in the classi-fication of these towers, we have equally to include theLincoln towers, which were erected by the inhabitantsafter the Norman Bishop, Remigius, had driven… … Tower, St. Michaels, Oxford. Saxon 2tof)ttEcture. 243 The execution is rude and coarse: the walls are builteither of rag or rubble, some-times partly of herring - bonework, without buttresses, andin many cases, if not always,have been plastered on the out-side; the quoins are usually ofhewn stones…
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