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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 291

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for Coventry Cross ; Heames Lib. Niger, vol. ii. p. 603. Panel, Fr. Panneau, Ital. Quadro, Ger. pUung, gelt). Thisterm is probably only a diminutive of Pane; it was formerlyoften used for the lights of windows, but is now almost exclusivelyconfined to the sunken compartments of wainscoting,… … Lincoln Cathedral. wooden panels remain; in stone-work shallow recesses, to wHclithis term may be applied, are frequently to be found; they aresometimes single, but oftener in ranges, and are commonly arched,and not unusually serve as niches to hold statues, &c. Inthe Early English style,…

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