A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 305
ich; Iffley, Ox-fordshire; Stewk-ley, Buckingham-shire, &c. In Early Eng-lish towers muchgreater variety ofdesign and pro-portion is foundthan in those ofprior date. Theprevailing plan issquare, but someexamples aie oc-tagonal, and oc-casionally theupper part of asquare tower ischanged to… … 297 style are of lofty proportions, while others are low andmassive. The best examples are generally more or lessornamented, and some are very highly enriched. Thebelfry windows are often ]arge, and deeply recessed,with numerous bold mouldings in the jambs, and appearsometimes to have…
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