A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 76
f the wall, and arethen turned out at the back, the aper-tures being small oblong holes. A fewyears later, the improvement of carry-i ing the flue up through the wholeheight of the wall appears. The earlychimney - shafts are of considerableheight, and circular; afterwards theyassumed a great… … 68 sixteenth century the shaft is often short and not unfre-quently terminated by a spire or pinnacle, usually of ratherlow proportions, having apertures of various forms under,and sometimes in it, for the escape of the smoke. Thereare also taller shafts of various forms, square, octangular,or…
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