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In architecture, a boss is a decorative knob on a ceiling, wall or sculpture. Bosses can often be found in the ceilings of buildings, particularly at the keystones at the intersections of a rib vault. [1] In Gothic architecture, such roof bosses (or ceiling bosses) are often intricately carved with foliage, heraldic devices or other
The Cathedral Church of Norwich: A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See. London: G. Bell & Sons. Rose, Martial; Hedgecoe, Julia (1997). Stories in Stone: The Medieval Roof Carvings of Norwich Cathedral. New York: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-27937-3. Rose, Martial (2003). The Misericords of Norwich Cathedral ...
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Built between 1096 and 1536, Norwich Cathedral has a Norman form, retaining the greater part of its original stone structure, which was then vaulted between 1416 and 1472 in a spectacular manner with hundreds of ornately carved, painted, and gilded bosses. It also has the finest Norman tower in England, surmounted by a 15th-century spire, and a ...