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A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1892)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 172

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fHaultmtg. 162 In medieval architecture, the diversities in the propor- tions and arrangements of the mouldings are very great, and it is scarcely possible to do more than point out a few of the leading and most characteristic varieties. In the Norman style the plain mouldings consist simply of… … Norwich Cathedral. Binham, Norfolk. the most marked being the con- stant recurrence of the Zigzag or Chevron mould- ing: it has not Peterborougn Cathedral. Peterborough Cathedral. been very clearly ascertained at what period this kind of decoration was first introduced, but it was certainly not…

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