Thesaurus / finial
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And not content with this exuberance in the external ornaments of the arch, the finial interferes with its traceries.
THE STONES OF VENICE, VOLUME III (OF 3)JOHN RUSKINHe leads us up to the finial of one of the stalls, which is carved in the figure of a monk.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOL. 102, JUNE 11, 1892VARIOUSEach pillar is surmounted by a pinnacle, and behind each canopy rises a crocketed gable, again crowned by a huge finial.
BELL'S CATHEDRALS: THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF RIPONCECIL WALTER CHARLES HALLETTOver each seat is an ogee canopy, cinquefoil, crocketed, and surmounted by a huge finial.
BELL'S CATHEDRALS: THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF RIPONCECIL WALTER CHARLES HALLETTOn each of its faces is an entrance through a pointed arch, ornamented with crockets and a finial.
THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, NO. 470VARIOUSOver the east door of the cloister is a Piet in the tympanum, whilst the finial of the canopy is a crucifix.
SOME ACCOUNT OF GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN SPAINGEORGE EDMUND STREETThe lid is a high cone surmounted by a small vase-shaped finial, and is hinged to the upper socket of the handle.
ALL ABOUT COFFEEWILLIAM H. UKERSIn 1843, seven feet were added to its elevation, with the present finial which formed a consistent termination to the crockets.
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF NORWICHA. D. BAYNEIt terminates in a handsome finial, and is the loftiest in England except that of Salisbury.
A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF NORWICHA. D. BAYNEThe finial, excluding its pyramidal base, should have the dimensions of the capital of a column.
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