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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 65

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(Eanopg* 53 bold and well-proportioned arches with fine pediments over them, which are fre- … in gene- Lichfield Cathedral, c. 1320. ral character nearly alike in both styles ; the high pointed form is not to be met with in Perpendicular work; a very usual kind of canopy over niches, &c., is a projection on a polygonal plan, often three sides of an octagon, with a series of feathered arches…

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