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A history of ornament (1916)

Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York : The Century co. · leaf 298

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Y OF ORNAMENT shafts, as at Iffley. Zigzags on the face and soffit of an arch are ar¬ rayed to produce al¬ ternate pyramids and lozenge-shaped holes ; al¬ ternate zigzags are con¬ vex and concave in section. Saw-teeth, star- flowers and pyramid j ew- els abound (Fig. 270). Fig. 276. Ornaments from… … Fig. 277. Beak-head Molding, is often extremely rich, Iffley Church. 268

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