A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 339
of herring-bone work, without buttresses, and in many cases, if not always, have been plastered on the outside; the quoins are usually of hewn stones placed alternately flat and on end, a kind of construction to which the name long and short has been given0 (Plate 73); the walls are often… … DmiU of Tower, Sompting, Sustei n The absence of buttresses is no evi-dence of date; buildings of all ages areto be found without them. ° There are some varieties in this kindof work, two of which are exhibited inPlate 73: in some examples the stonesare set flush with the face of the wall,and in…
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