A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic architecture (1888)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London [etc.] Parker and co. · leaf 196
y confined to the sunken compartments of wainscoting, ceilings, &c., and the cor- responding features in stone-work, which are so abun- dantly employed in Gothic architecture as ornaments on walls, ceilings, screens, tombs, &c. Of the Norman style no wooden panels remain ; in stone- work, shallow… … foils, and panels similar to these are often used singly ; the backs are sometimes enriched with foliage, diaper- work, or other carvings.
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