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An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1877)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford: J. Parker and Co. · leaf 232

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161. Henry the Sevenths ChapelTudor-flower ornament. PERPENDICULAR ORNAMENTS, 207 … in Devonshire the foliage of the capitals is peculiar,often resembling awreath of flowerstwisted round thetop of the pillar(162); and thismay probably havebeen the idea ofthe sculptors, asthe custom of de-corating churcheswith flowers atcertain seasons isa very ancient one ;it is probable alsothat…

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