A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 51
Bicoca (Low L at.), a turret orwatch-tower. Bilectiox Mouldings, thoseinurrotmdiag the panels and pro-jecting before the face of adoor, &c. Billet Ornament. SeeHould-ingr Blades, tho principal raftersor backs of a roof, q. v. Boteras = Buttress. Boweb, the ladies chamber orboudoir in ancient… … St. Alb*n» Abbey, Ilnth o, I In the Decorated style the bosses consist of foliage, heads,animals, &c, or of foliage combined with heads and ani-mals, and sometime bshields charged witharm orialbearings areused. Many of thePerpendicular bosse sbear a strong resem-blance to the Deco-rated, but…
