An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : J. Parker · leaf 228
ly have pediments,and are frequently enrichedon the face with niches and•canopies, and often terminatein pinnacles, as at Gadsby, In larce Leicestershire (147). ^^ ^^^^ buildings there are fine arcli- buttresses spanning over the aisles, as at Howden. There are sometimes also groups of pinnacles… … 147. Gadsby, Lpicestersliire, c. 1350.Comer buttress with canopiesand pinnacle. 186 DECORATED FONTS. Howden are among the most celebrated. The but-tresses of this style are almost invariably divided into-stages with a set-off between each, and sometimes havea succession of niches with crocketed…
Architecture, Gothic
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
