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An attempt to discriminate the styles of architecture in England : from the Conquest to the Reformation : with a sketch of the Grecian and Roman orders : notices of numerous British edifices :and some remarks on the architecture of a part of France (1848)

Rickman, Thomas, 1776-1841, Le Keux, John Henry, 1812-1896, Mackenzie, E., 19th cent, Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 8-1854, Delamotte, Philip H. (Philip Henry), 1821-1889, Cattermole, George, 1800-1868, Starling, William Francis, Jewitt, Thomas Orlando Sheldon, 1799-1869, Wilkinson, W. S, Smith, C. B, Hutchinson, H., 19th cent · London : J. H. Parker · leaf 153

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remaining onlyto the string running over the arches, and later w^ork abovethat; this is the case at Canterbury and Hereford. Thearrangement at Oxford cathedral is curious, as under thegreat arches, springing from the piers, are other archesspringing from corbels, and between these two are shafts… … MOtiMAN STAIRCASE, CANTEKSaKY. Of this style, it will be proper to remark two buildingsthat deserve attention; the one for its simplicity andbeauty of composition, the other from its being nearlyunique, and being at the same time a very fine specimenof ornament. The first is the vestibule, or…

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