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 331
hole height of the stairs, one side of 'which rested on the newel, and the other on the main wall ; subsequently to this period the steps were each made of a single stone, one end of which was inserted into the main wall, and the other rested upon and formed part of the newel. See also Newel .… … the same time, in the pattern of the Norman capitals, the volute seems to be frequently retained; in the thirteenth century it takes the form of foliage, and is practically lost.
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