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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 285

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SHIR. Cont. for Coventry Cross ; Hearnes Lib. Niger, vol. ii. p. 603. Panel, YR.Panneav, Ital. Quadro, Ger. giUlung, gelt). Thisterm is probably only a diminutive of Pane; it was formerlyoften used for the lights of windows, but is now almost exclusivelyconfined to the sunken compartments of… … 268 PANEL. wooden panels remain; in stone-work shallow recesses, to wliichthis term may be applied, are frequently to be found; they aresometimes single, but oftener in ranges, and are commonly arched,and not unusually serve asniches to hold statues, &c. Inthe Early English style, thepanellings…

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