A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1896)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London, Oxford, J. Parker and Co. · leaf 21
SltarAomb — %Lmbo. 1 1 Altar-tomb, a raised monument resembling a solid altar. This appears only to be a modern term, descriptive of the character and shape of the Tomb. It is equivalent to the ex- pression High - tomb, used by Leland. Tombs on the north side of the altar, used for the ceremonies… … latory.,] A. Alur. B, Parapet. M. Machicolation. Ambo (Gr. possibly from anabainein = to ascend), a kind of pulpit. Zosi- mus and Socrates the historians inform us, that St. Chrysostom preached from the Ambo , for the greater convenience of the people*. St. Augustin also tells us, that for the same…
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