A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 57
;the term is akin to Pane, and both are derivedfrom the term for a small piece of cloth, or thelike. The architectural panel is generally rec-tangular, but in some styles, oval, or circular, orirregular panels are used. (Compare Caisson,II. ; Lacunar; Tympanum.) The sunken sur-face of the panel is… … Panel with Carved Diaper, and Secondary orInner Panel with Gothic Tkacery; c. 1500. shrink or swell, while prevented from warpingby the frame. Such a panel is nearly alwayssunk below the surface of the frame but may beflush with, or project beyond it. — D. N. B. S.
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