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 238
Westcott Baiton The knocker attached to the door of the privilege of sanctuary, still remains;Durham cathedral for the use of those it is a grotesque head, holding a ring inwho demanded admittance on claiming its mouth. IRONWORK. 215 … with tracery, pinnacles, and other minute decorations; on thedoor of a house at Auxerre (Plate 69), is an example of asimpler kind: in the sixteenth andseventeenth centuries, knockerspartake very much of the form ofa hammer; they are frequentlyfixed on an ornamental escutcheon,and usually strike…
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