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 250
bubble— Sacrfetg. 238 flints : in large buildings, in neighbourhoods where better materials can be obtained for the outer face of the walls, it is in general only used for the insides, or backing, but in other districts the whole sub- stance of the walls is not unfrequentlv of this construction ;… … ferent ways ; the surface of the work is sometimes left, or purposely made rough, but at the present day it is usually made even. Rustic- work was never employed in mediaeval buildings, but it is said to have had its origin in the buildings of Augustus and Claudius at Rome. Sacristy (Fr., from Lat.…
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