A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : John Henry Parker · leaf 159
they are always plain, with very little, if any, moulding, excepting in some instances a rude impost, and even that is frequently a plain stone slightly projecting from the face of the wall, as at Laughton-en-le-Morthen church, Yorkshire : the arches are semicircular, and (like all the rest of the… … out mouldings, with a simple impost Brixworth, Northamptonshire. at the springing of the arch ; but as the style advanced, mouldings and other enrichments were introduced, and continued to be applied in increasing numbers until they sometimes nearly x In large churches the principal door- smaller…
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