A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1896)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London, Oxford, J. Parker and Co. · leaf 120
l- ings are very common in this style ; in general they have only cross springers and diagonal ribs, with sometimes longitudinal and trans- verse ribs at the apex of the vaults, and good bosses of foliage at the intersections. The pillars usually consist of small shafts arranged round a larger… … and are frequently carried up to chapter House, southw*. e. im the top of the building with but little diminution, and terminate in acutely-pointed pediments which, when raised above the parapet, produce in some degree the effect of pinnacles. Elying buttresses were first introduced in this style.…
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