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 322
iEutiat Stgle— turret. 3io up on the decline of Gothic architecture usually called Elizabethan. The term is not very extensively used, and is most commonly understood to mean late Perpendicular … cially late in the style, in long suites as a crest, or orna- mental finishing, on cornices, &c. ; the examples differ considerably in detail, but the general effect does not varv much. Turret, Touret, Turette, a small tower: the name is also sometimes given to a large pinnacle. Turrets arc…
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