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 319
The entrance doorways are also riclily ornamented, both on theirshafts, capitals, and arches, and they present, moreover, very curiousgrotesque sculptvires on their lintels. The ornaments on the south OF THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELAND. 295 doorway, which exhibits on its lintel a figure of a grotesque… … The north doorway, which was obviously the grand entrance, isof greater size, and is considerably richer in its decorations. It isornamented on each side with five separate columns and a doublecolumn, supporting concentric and receding arch mouldings, and hasa richly decorated pediment over its…
Church architecture · Round towers
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