Definitionn. an ornament at the top of a spire or gable
Last update: September 19, 2015
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Parker in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Journal asiatique, Revue numismatique, Asiatic Quarterly, &c. (C. EL.) EPI, the French architectural term for a light finial, generally of metal, but sometimes of terra-cotta, e forming the termination of a spire or the angle of a roof. [Please select]
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The finial, excluding its pyramidal base, should have the dimensions of the capital of a column. [Please select]
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The proportions of the roof in the centre should be such that the height of the rotunda, excluding the finial, is equivalent to one half the diameter of the whole work. [Please select]
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[Footnote 21: Thus, in speaking of Pugin's designs, I said, "Expect no cathedrals of him; but no one, at present, can design a better finial, though he will never design even a finial perfectly." [Please select]
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