Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial (1896)
Bonney, Thomas George, 1833-1923 · London : Cassell · leaf 70
entre of which was Cuthberts shrine. This having become ruinous, the present NineAltars Chapel was commencedin 1242, so named from the ninebays of its eastern fagade, eachof which contained an altar. Thissing-ularly beautiful structure isthe only post-Norman portion ofthe cathedral, and is a… … Frosterley black marble and sand-stone alternating, the sumptuouslydecorated vaulting- of the roof,crowded with various and grace-ful sculptures both of foliage andfigure subjects, fitly complete thebuilding, in harmony, not in con-trast, with the Norman simplicityof the rest of the structui-e,…
Cathedrals · Church architecture · Abbeys
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