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English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft (1911)

Gardner, John Starkie, 1844-1930 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 454

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flights of stairsconducting to important entrances merge almost imperceptibly intothe balustrades already noticed. Among fine existing examples arethose at Chatsworth (Fig. 105) to the double flight of steps lead-ing to the West terrace. The broadly moulded handrail is carried byalternately plain,… … •A ■wQ Bi <!O K Oh O 5 O h CO WO< <n 264 English Ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries half landings broad panels of diagonal scrolls and honeysucklecentring in medallions. The terrace balustrades have narrowpanels of scrolls between pilasters of intersecting circles, theirstandards…

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