A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 222
so as to forma cloister. [See Temple.] Presbytery (Gr., the placeof the elders or priests), thepart of a church in which thehigh altar is placed ; it formsthe eastern termination of thechoir, above which it is raisedby several steps, and is occu-pied exclusively by those who minister in the… … Temple of Vesta, Tivoli. called post and pane. [SeePane.] Postern, a private or conceal-ed entrance behind or outsideof a castle, town, or monastery. Poyntell, paving formed into small lozenges or squares laiddiagonally. Preceptory, a subordinateestablishment of the KnightsTemplars, governed by a…
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