A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 112
nstances theyare enriched with foliageor flowers. There aregenerally one or more largehollows in the jambs, some-times filled with nichesfor statues, but more oftenleft plain : these large hol-lows are characteristics ofthe Perpendicular style. In this style the four-centred arch was brought… … Bt. Erasmus Chapel, Westminster. Doeic Order. See Order. DOBILANT-TBEE, DoHMONll, a large beam lying across a room:a joist or sleeper. Dorseh, a cushion, especiallyfor the back of the seat. Dorsers end Bankers are frequently men-tioned together in inventories,Dosiix (or Dorsal), the hang-ings en…
