A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 142
need corruptly for Aisle. i35 … tury. It is sometimes found introduced in the walls inbands, apparently for ornament, but it has often beenmanifestly adopted for convenience, in order to enable theworkmen to level off the work at each course, whichcould not well bedone in any other fway with stones of -irregular shapes andsires:…
