A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 92
ep : in plainbuildings, the cornice - mouldings of the preceding styleare much adhered to;but it is more oftenornamented in thehollow with flowers,&c, and sometimeswith figures and gro-tesque animals. Inthe latter end of thisstyle, something very analogous to an ornamented friezeis perceived,… … Perpendicular Cornice. Ensham, c. 1450. 84 Corona—Crenelle. Cyma IS Corona(Lat.)the lower mem-ber, or drip, of the projectingpart of a Classic cornice : the cymatiumhorizontal under-surface of it is coronacalled the soffit. [See Column.] Course, Cors, a continuous range of stones or bricksof…
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