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 48
nbuildings in the Norman style of thetwelfth century, we frequently findthem consisting of semi-circular archesintersecting each other, from whichDr. Milner supposed the pointed arch to have had its origin.See Plates 4, 5, 6. Arch, Fr. Arc, Arcade, Arche, Ital. and Sp. Arco, Ger.SSogen: a… … Canterbury Cathedral. 26 ARCH. The origin of the arch is involved in an obscurity which isnever likely to be cleared away^ and it is a disputed pointwhere the earliest examples of its use are to be found. Somecontend that it was unknown to the Greeks during the bestand purest age of their…
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