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 174
the Decorated style; it is not unfreqaentlycontinued horizontally along the wall as a string, but this is notthe most usual arrangement; it very commonly terminates witha head, an animal, or other sculptured ornament, sometimeswith a shield or an heraldic device, as at the west doorway ofCrowhurst… … jUI Souls CoUege, Oxford •> The heads used in this situation aresupposed to be frequently those of thereigning sovereign, the bishop of thediocese, the founder, or other eminentpersons connected with the work; butany resemblance which they may be ima- gined to bear to the features of those…
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