A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 295
but moreoften on wood only. A very common practice was to build, so to speak, theskeleton of the house with timber, and fill up the inter-stices with brick, many examples of which are very pictur-esque, particularly in midland towns, such as Shrewsbury,Coventry, &c. The space between the… … King Richards House, Leicester, c. 1450. 287 Tomb and Tombstone (Gr. Tumbos). In its first sig-nification a grave of any kind, but in the second a markof a grave, or a monument, to remind the passer-by thata person is buried beneath. In the earnest ages a heapof stones, or a single upright stone,…
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