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A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 281

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e than varietiesof the Doric and Corinthian, and were not used by the Greeks. Organ0, Fr. Orgues, Ital. Organo, Ger. jDrgel. Originallythis term appears to have been applied toalmost every kind of musical instrumentused in churches, but at an early period itbegan to be confined to wind… … ° For information on the early use ofthis name, see Ducange; and Bingham,b. viii. c. vii. s. xiv. * This figure is borrowed from theadmirable work of Willemin, entitled Monuments Francais inedits, whichC attains a storehouse of valuable speci-mens of ancient art. It is also re- presented in folio…

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