An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England : from the Conquest to the Reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders (1862)
Rickman, Thomas, 1776-1841, Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896, Cattermole, George, 1800-1868, Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 8-1854, Jewitt, Thomas Orlando Sheldon, 1799-1869, Starling, William Francis, Hacker, C., 19th cent, Carter, James, 1798-1855, Wilkinson, W. S, Smith, C. B · Oxford ; London : John Henry and James Parker · leaf 448
orementioned. In other cases,and especially in Devon-shire, the capitals are con-tinued round the wholecluster of shafts, as at Ken-ton, so that there is onlyone large capital to eachpillar, instead of four smallones separated by hollows,as is more commonly thepractice in this style. Whenfigures… … 374 THE PEPENDICULAR ENGLISH STYLE. Perpendicular English Sieeples. Of these there remain specimens of almost every descrip-tion, from the plain short tower of a country church to theelaborate and gorgeous towers of Gloucester and Wrexham.There are various fine spires of this style, which have…
