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A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1892)

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London ; Oxford : J. Parker · leaf 259

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in various situations, to enclose the choir, to separate subordinate chapels, to pro- tect tombs, &c. The chief was at the west end of the choir, or chancel, and was called the Rood-screen , from the Rood having been placed over it; these were formed either of wood or stone, and were enriched not… … the chanCel Stanton Harcourt, Oxon., c. 1260. Of the Early English style the existing examples are almost invariably of stone ; some are close walls, more or less ornamented with panelling, arcades, and other deco- rations, and some are close only at the bottom, and have

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