Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 390
izabeth of York; St. Michael and theDragon; and the Pelican in her piety, to use the picturesque expression employedin heraldry to describe a pelican feeding her young. It is to the fine vaulted roofof its nave that Sherborne Abbey owes much of its beauty. It adds height tothe entire church, and… … w H CO 2 WZ o w w DoucHESTKH.] CARVED ]VORK. 319 inevitable it .slioukl bear traces oi sweeping- and garnishing. It leaves the im-pression of being a little too new; bat no violence ajjpears to have been(lone to the ancient features. The beautiful roof is famous for its grace andelegance, and for…
Cathedrals · Church architecture · Abbeys
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