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 415
n uses to whichthey are applied is to contain spiralstaircases ; for this purpose they areusually found attached to churchtowers, forming an external projec-tion, which very frequently terminatesconsiderably below the top of thetower, but in some districts turrets ofthis kind generally rise above… … TURRET—TUSSES. 393 sometimes variously ornamented, according to the character ofthe prevailing style of architecture, the upper part being themost enriched, and not unfrequently formed of open-work. Inthe Norman style, the lower part is usually square, and this formis frequently continued to the…
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