A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 17
rare in this country. Itis sometimes said that none exist, but this is not true.The influence of the Puritans, exercised on different occa-sions, has nearly swept all away ; but a few of them, andsome of the chantry altars in the aisles and chapels, haveescaped. The high altar ofArundel Church,… … aitar. 9 At the Reformation the stone altars were first of allretained, and in the First Prayer-hook of Edward VI.(1549), compiled under the direction of Archhishop Cran-mer, the term altar will be found frequently used;but in the revision of our English Liturgy in 1552, underthe influence of the…
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