A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 176
s of thekingdom it is sometimes con-tinued above the steps up to thevaulting of the roof, and sup-ports a series of ribs which radi-ate from it, as at Belsay. Theterm is also used for the princi-pal post at. the angles and footof a staircase. The newel stair-case occurs in all turrets, as noother… … 17° j&uhe.