A dictionary of architecture and building : biographical, historical, and descriptive (1902)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York : The Macmillan company · leaf 600
sarily of a lack of interest in, or power over,decoration, but are supposed to give certainmoral characteristics, such as bravery or ferocityin war, to the figures. In the houses of chiefs,where alone such carved work is common, thedoor openings and the occasional window open-ings are sometimes… … Newel servint, as a Pillar to carry a VaultedRoof; Oestei:langatan, 17th Century. figure terminating in a characteristic human head with protruding tongue, which is repeated in the heads or handles of war clubs and pro- 1032
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