A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 94
, Crockets—Cross. &7 Decorated crockets vary considerably; the most usualform is that of a broad leaf withthe edges attached to the mouldingon which it is placed, and the mid-dle part and point raised. In the Perpendicular style this isthe most prevalent form, but theyare not unfrcquently made-… … SouOivrelL KwlfMr, a.d. lssn. C ross (Lat. Crux), the usual symbol of the Christian re-ligion. The difference between the Latin and Greek typeis, that in the Roman cross the foot is longer than theupper part or the branches; or, inother words, the shaft or upright por-tion is longer than the…
