An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1861)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J.H. and J. Parker · leaf 199
151. Henry the Sevenths Chapel.Tudor flower ornament. l8o PERPENDICULAR ORNAMENTS. … often resembling awreath of flowerstwisted round thetop of the pillar(152); and thismay probably havebeen the idea ofthe sculptors, asthe custom of de-corating churcheswith flowers at cer-tain seasons is avery ancient one:it is probable alsothat the sculpturewas originally co-loured after…
Architecture, Gothic
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