ARCHITECTURAL

CHARACTER
BRITSH ISLES &
SCANDINAVIA

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BRITSH ISLES & SCANDINAVIA
Anglo-Saxon
Period
Use of timber
Long and short work in
quoins
Pilaster strips
Triangular-headed
openings
Blind Archading
Turned Balusters
Midwall Shafts

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BRITSH
ISLES &
SCANDINAV
Comparative
Doorways
IA
Doorways and
windows have
jambs in square
recesses or orders

ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
BRITSH ISLES & SCANDINAVIA
Comparative
Windows
Windows are small
and internal jambs
are deeply splayed

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BRITSH
ISLES &
SCANDINAV
COMPARATIVE
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PIERS, CAPS &
BASES

Piers are short and

massive, are

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BRITSH ISLES & SCANDINAVIA
COMPARATIVE
CARVED CAPITALS

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BRITSH
ISLES &
SCANDINAV
COMPARATIVE
IA
MOULDINGS
Bold soffit roll or
bowtell moulding