A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 20
ydgate used the word for coveredwalks in the streets. [See Ambu-latory.] Ambo (Gr. possibly from analainein = to ascend), akind of pulpit. Zosi-mus and Socrates thehistorians inform us,that St. Chrysostompreached from theAmbo, for the greaterconvenience of thepeople. St. Augustinalso tells us, that… … A. Alur. B. Parapet. M. Machicolation
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