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 303
enriched with mouldings, carvings, and other orna-ments; good specimens exist on the church at Cirencester,Gloucestershire. Perpent-stone, ^erpcnlier, Pcrpgn, Fr. Pierres a deux pare-wens, ItAh.Diatoni, Ger. Durd)bint)er, S3inbe|!eine: a large stonereaching through a wall so as to appear on both… … PERPENT-STONE—PEW. 281 stones, or ashlar; bonders also do not always reach through awall. The term is still used in some districts; in Gloucester-shire, ashlar thick enough to reach entirely through a wall, andshew a fair face on both sides, is called Parping ashlar. Thisname may perhaps also have…
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