The ecclesiastical architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman invasion; comprising an essay on the origin and uses of the round towers of Ireland, which obtained the gold medal and prize of the Royal Irish Academy (1845)
Petrie, George, 1789-1866 · Dublin : Hodges and Smith · leaf 261
nches at the bases. The inner arch, or sub-arch, measures onefoot six inches in width at its capitals, and one foot nine inches atits bases, and four feet four inches, in height, from the floor to thevertex of the arch. The jambs are three feet seven inches in height,and one foot three inches in… … The outer division of this inner archway, as in the first compoinidarchway already described, presents a semi-columnat each of its angles, with a human head as a ca-pital. The head at the west side exhibits the hairarranged in massive ciuis over the forehead, whilethe space at the back of the head…
Church architecture · Round towers
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