A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 90
ety of situations, and are carved and moulded invarious ways according to the taste of the age in whichthey are executed; the form of a head was veryfrequently given to them in each of the styles, fromNorman to late Perpendicular, especially when used underthe ends of the weather-mouldings of doors… … Broadwater, Sussex, e. 1250. St. Benedicts Church, Lincoln, c. 1350. 32 CorbtesgtEpg—(Cornice* Corbie-steps, a Scotch term for the steps up the sidesof a gable: they are frequently found on old houses, par-ticularly in Flanders, Holland, and Germany, and producea very picturesque effect. The top…
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