A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 73
64 Chalice (Lat. Calix\ the cup used for the wine at thecelebration of the Eucharist. Inearly ages the chalice was some-times made of glass or wood,more often of gold or silver,with a representation frequentlyof the Good Shepherd carryingthe lost sheep on His back. Es-pecial care was taken that… … Corpus College, Oxtord, c. 1500. was contiguous to the hall, and answered to the moderndrawing-room, or withdrawing room. The camera of anabbot or prior means his suite of lodgings in the establish-ment. The guest-chamber in monasteries was sometimesa separate building. The great distinction…
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