Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth (1854)
Boutell, Charles, 1812-1877 · London : G. Bell · leaf 161
135 IN ENGLAND AND WALES. abounds, is a very remarkable slab, recently discovered, which has been now placed on the southern side of the chancel. Towards the upper part of the slab appear, carved in bold relief, the busts of a civilian and his wife beneath a rich double canopy ; and im- mediately… … Monumental Slab, Silchester Churchyard, Hampshire. which is of slender proportions, and raguly or ragged throughout ; the base of the crucifix is cut to a ridge above the flat face of the stone ; and this singular composition is completed by the small figures of two doves, which appear to rise from…
Sepulchral monuments
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