A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 318
ed in various ways;they also differ very greatlyin their forms, proportions,and decorations. In manycases they are used solely forornament; they are also oftenplaced at the angles of build-ings, especially castles, to in-crease their strength, serv-ing practically as corner but-tresses,… … ing an external projection, BtMtj, Dion. which very frequently terminates considerably belowthe top of the tower, but insome districts turrets of thiskind generally rise above thetower, and are finished witha parapet or small spire. Tur-rets of all dates are sometimesperfectly plain, and others…
