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 81
hen the work is faced with ashlar, and ^ A billet is sometimes used in work of cause, that both are corrupt imitations the time of James I. formed by cutting an of Roman. ovolo in notches, the effect of which is If this term were revived it would strikingly like the Norman billet. There prevent… … are inserted at intervals to tie it more securely to the roughwalling or backing. See Perpent-stone, Through-stone. Boss, Fn.Bosse, Bossette, IxaIj.Bozzo, Bozza, Bosone, Ger.S5uif el: a projecting ornament placed at the intersections of tl^eribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat; also used as a…
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