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 181
memory of benefactors, or as tokens ofthe influence of particular families or individuals; they are fre-quently carved on the bosses of ceilings and at the ends ofweather-mouldings, particularly in the Perpendicular style, andin the spandrils of doorways, panels, &c.: the armorial bearingsare… … those of his family connections (Layer Marney;, Plate 52 andPlate 95) : sometimes, instead of armorial bearings, escutcheonshave the instruments of the Crucifixion or other devices carvedon them. This term is also applied to the plateon a door, &c., from the centre of vrhichthe handle is…
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