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A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1896)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London, Oxford, J. Parker and Co. · leaf 172

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igzag or Chevron mould- ing: it has not Peterborough Cathedral. Peterborough Cathedral. been very clearly ascertained at what period this kind of decoration was first introduced, but it was certainly not till some con- siderable time after the commencement of the style ; when once adopted, it… … The other favour ite mould- Westminster Hall, a.d. 1097. ings of the Norman style are the Billet mouldings, both square and round, the Lozenge , the Nail-head , the Pellet , the Chain , the Cable , and the Rose , of all which illustra- tions are given on the plate in the next page. There may also…

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