Inside Out Library

A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)

Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 331

An illustration from A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture, 1905, leaf 331
areused singly, or combined in groups oftwo, three, five, and seven. Whengrouped in this manner, they are notunfrequently placed so near to eachother that the stonework between themis reduced to a real mullion, and insuch cases they are generally sur-mounted by a large arch embracingthe whole… … 3^4 heads of the lights and thewith circles, quatrefoils, orother openings, producingvery much the effect ofthe windows of the suc-ceeding style. In belfricsfspires, &C, where glazingis unnecessaryj two or moreopenings, separated by smallshafts, placed under onearch, are not uncommon.A very…

Architecture -- Dictionaries · Architecture -- Terminology

Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture

More like this