A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 91
rly English style, the corbel-table continuedin use as a cornice, but it is generally more ornamentedthan in the Norman, and the arches are commonly trefoilsand well moulded; the blocks, also, are more delicatelycarved, either with a head or some other ornament charac-teristic of the style, and if… … Norman Corbel-table, St. Peters, Oxford. Confessio, %< The Confes-sions?/, i.e. the under part ofan altar, or a crypt, or struc-ture under an altar to containthe relics of a martyr, used inthis sense chiefly in the earlyItalian churches. 2. The con- fession^, i.e. the recess or seatin which the…
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