A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 354
n appears to have been first introducedtowards the end of the Norman style. In Early Norman workthey are circular, but later in the style they arc occasionallyoctagonal, and are sometimes ornamented with zig-zags, spiralmouldings, &c. In the Early English style they arc almostalways circular,… … St. JoUns, Chester. 338 SHAFT—SHRINE. some instances they have a narrow fillet running up them. Inthe Decorated style they are commonly not set separate, and arefrequently so small as to be no more than vertical mouldings withcapitals and bases; they are usually round, and filleted, but…
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