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... paved throughout with tiles , alternately bearing a fleur - de - lis , and the arms of the abbey and of the founder . There were no carved stalls , such as we see in cathedral choirs of later date ; but low 18 THE CHURCH RESTORERS .
... paved throughout with tiles , alternately bearing a fleur - de - lis , and the arms of the abbey and of the founder . There were no carved stalls , such as we see in cathedral choirs of later date ; but low 18 THE CHURCH RESTORERS .
Page 19
Frederick Apthorp Paley. see in cathedral choirs of later date ; but low wooden frames , elaborately decorated with arcades and carved foliage , extended along each side with- in the range of the piers ; a more elevated throne being ...
Frederick Apthorp Paley. see in cathedral choirs of later date ; but low wooden frames , elaborately decorated with arcades and carved foliage , extended along each side with- in the range of the piers ; a more elevated throne being ...
Page 53
... It may however be fearlessly asserted , that not only were the Abbey and the Cathedral of gorgeous beauty and wealth incalculable , but every parish church was proportionately adorned . Let us step , for THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH . 53.
... It may however be fearlessly asserted , that not only were the Abbey and the Cathedral of gorgeous beauty and wealth incalculable , but every parish church was proportionately adorned . Let us step , for THE GLORY OF THE CHURCH . 53.
Page 55
... Cathedral , where a single square yard of sculptured detail exhibits the labour of months ; where a niche , or a canopy , or a moulded base , must have been the task of many a long and toilsome week . The aggregate cost of any one such ...
... Cathedral , where a single square yard of sculptured detail exhibits the labour of months ; where a niche , or a canopy , or a moulded base , must have been the task of many a long and toilsome week . The aggregate cost of any one such ...
Page 57
... Cathedral is of early Decorated work . A common design , es- pecially in the cradle roofs , was an azure sky with gilt spangles for stars . Moulded timbers were usually adorned with twisted spiral lines of black , white , and red , like ...
... Cathedral is of early Decorated work . A common design , es- pecially in the cradle roofs , was an azure sky with gilt spangles for stars . Moulded timbers were usually adorned with twisted spiral lines of black , white , and red , like ...
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