A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 166
the Decorated style; it is not unfrequentlycontinued horizontally along the wall as a string, but this is notthe most usual arrangement; it very commonly terminates witha head, an animal, or other sculptured ornament, sometimeswith a shield or an heraldic device, as at the west doorway ofCrowhurst… … h Tlie heads used in this situation aresupposed to be frequently those of ther.spring sovereign, the bishop of thedin.ise, the founder, or other eminentpi-ns connected with the work; butIB) MlMnnlMHH) which th<-y mav be ima- gined to bear to the features of those in-dividuals is entirely…
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