A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 127
at Warmington, Plate 28.—(From Mr. Twopenys Specimens ofCapitals, privately printed.) When cor-bels are carved into heads, their costumeand the arrangement of the beard andhair are in accordance with the fashion great knowledge of the effect of li^ht and of the times at which they were executed ;… … 112 CORBIE-STEPS—CORINTHIAN ORDER. Corbie-steps, a Scotcli term for thesteps up the sides of a gable : they arefrequently found on old houses, particu-larly in Flanders, Holland, and Germany,and produce a very picturesque effect. Corinthian Order, Yn.LOrdre Co-rinthien, Ital. Or dine Corinzio, Ger.…
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