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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 267

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OF THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELAND. 243 … one. The capitals, on Avliicli the greatest riclmess of ornament is found,are those on the third, or innermost of these piers at each side; and, hke those at Timahoe, these or-naments, though similar in design,are dissimilar in detail, and theirbases differ in like manner. Theresemblance of these…

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