A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 268
thesommer-beam by the sides ofdoorways at York, this usageis believed to be quite local.[See Bracket and Haunch.] Spire (Lat.), an acutely pointed termination given totowers and turrets, forming the roof, and usually carried Speke-house; i.q. Parlour. at the top of a bed or canopy; Spere, the… … Walmgate, York 260
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