Bond, Francis, 1850-1918 · London, New York, Toronto, H. Frowde · leaf 53
OAK V. STONE SCREENS 37 were erected, and the greatest number still remain. One cause of the unpopularity of the stone screen was that it did not develop in the right direction. In a parochial screen it was essential that it should be so open that the view of the high … Ottery St Mary altar should be as little obstructed as possible. This was admir- ably secured in such triple window screens as those of Stebbing and Great Bardfield (29). But in these delightful compositions there was a fatal defect ; they were not designed for a loft.* * Till its restoration, the…
Church architecture · Screens (Church decoration)
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