Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London : Parker and Co. · leaf 69
57 N ORMAN" MOLDIXOS, sparingly, and the profusion with which it is used in late work is one of the / most ready marks by which to distinguish that the work is late. The sunk star is a very favour- Tlie Star. ite ornament throughout the style ; it occurs on the abacus of the capitals in the chapel… … The Billet. ornament. The bil- let is used in the early part of Peterborough, but dis- continued in the later work, and does not often occur in late work. It is some- times square, more frequent- ly rounded, as in this exam- The Billet and Lozenge. ple. The beak- head, the cat’s-head, the small…
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