The true principles of pointed or Christian architecture : set forth in two lectures delivered at St. Marie's, Oscott (1853)
Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1852 · London : H. G. Bohn · leaf 43
-equently become the strong-holds of vermin. (Plate C, fig. 1.) It is not less ridiculous to see canopies of tomb and altar screens set up over windows, instead of the appropriate valance or baldaquin of the olden time. It is proper in this place to explain the origin and proper applica- tion of… … Ancient Fringe, composed of threads. Modern Fringe, composed of turned pieces of wood. E
Architecture, Gothic
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