A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 110
linth, wherethey stopupon a slope. The arch in large doorways isalmost invariably pointed; in smaller it is frequentlyan ogee and rarely segmental. The mouldings are com-monly very rich; the most prevalent ornament, as usualin all work of the style, being the ball-flower and four-leaved flower:… … Eor«ti«it*T, Omn., c. 1330. Bajjrhmrj. outer mouldings, is used in the arch, and has a very richeffect: small buttresses or niches are sometimes placed atthe sides of the doorwavs. A weather-moulding is almostuniversally used; it is generally supported at each, end ona boss of foliage,or a corbel,…
