A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1875)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 67
Capital. 55 plants and trees, as the oak, ivy, white-thorn, vine, &c. ; which are … the stiffness to be found in Early Sandhurst, c. 1350. English foliage. Perpendicular capitals are most usually plain, though in large and orna- mented buildings they are not unfre- quently enriched with foliage, espe- cially early in the style, when the shafts are circular ; it is very common for…
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