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A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. sgn, Fenwick, Isabella. ins, Reed, Henry. sgn, Wordsworth Collection · Oxford, J. H. Parker · leaf 165

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ll doorways the whole of the mouldings follow these forms^.Fine examples of the doorways of this style remain at thecathedrals of York, Lincoln, Salisbury, Chichester, and Lichfield(this last with some singularities), at Beverley minster, and atSt. Cross, Hants. (Plates 48,49.)Early English doors… … in these examples the work is of the bestcharacter and considerably enriched. Invery many French examples the openingof the doorway has a flat top, level withthe springing of the arch, the spaceabove being filled with panelling or sculp-ture. * There are also small doorways of thisstyle with a…

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