A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1900)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 93
at regu- lar distances are often placed, and in some large buildings, and in towers, &c., there are frequently Decorated Cornice, Irchester, c. 1350. heads, and the cornice almost filled with them ; other varieties of cornice may also be occasionally met with in this style. In the Perpendicular… … Perpendicular Cornice, Ensham, c. 1450. the latter end of this style, something very analogous to an ornamented frieze is perceived, of which the canopies to the niches in various works are examples ; and the angels so profusely intro- duced in the later rich works are a sort of cornice or- naments.
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