A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 338
Peterborough Cathedral, c. 1175. … Xenodochium (Gt.), a room ina monastery for strangers. Thehouse of the abbot near the en-trance seems to have been fre-quently used for this purpose, asat Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire. Xystus = Ambulatory. Yard, Yerde: this name wassometimes given formerly to long pieces of timber, such asrafters,…
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