A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1882)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 322
ebuilding of the choir of Canterbury Cathedral, after the fire in 1174, describes the vault to be “ex lapide et tofo levi .” It is used in the vaulting of the late Norman porch on the north side of the nave of Bredon Church, Worcestershire, and in many other buildings. Tympanum (Lat.), the… … Tympanum of Doorway, Essendine, c. 1130. the space immediately above the opening of a doorway, &c., in mediaeval architecture, when the top of the opening is square and has an arch over it ; this arrangement is not uncommon in this country in Norman work, and on the
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