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Ball-flowers were generally placed in rows at equal distances in the hollow of a
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English History Notes from the Earliest Times to the League of Nations
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Picture of ball-flowers outlining a window of Gloucester Cathedral
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1330). The presence of ball-flowers on the west part of
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Gloucester Cathedral

capital
St Mary's Church, Bloxham
architectural
ornament
flower
Decorated Gothic
moulding
mullions
Gloucester Cathedral
St Mary's Church, Bloxham
Swaton
Tewkesbury Abbey
Salisbury Cathedral


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Chisholm, Hugh
Ball-flower
Encyclopædia Britannica
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury
Project Gutenberg
A guide to English Gothic architecture
Picture of ball-flowers outlining a window of Gloucester Cathedral
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Ornaments

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