A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 267
r spaces included between thearch of a doorway, &c, and a rectangle formed by theouter mouldingsover it: the termis also appliedto other similarspaces includedbetween arches,&c, and straight-sided figures sur-rounding them; they are usually ornamented with tracery,foliage, shields or other… … St. Albans Abbey Church, c. 1400. Sound-hole, the small ornamental openings often seen intowers: probably intended forgiving passage to the sound ofthe bells. Sounding, or Sound - board,the wooden projection oftenseen over pulpits, and supposedto diffuse the sound of thepreachers voice over the…
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