A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1879)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 92
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… … Early English Cornice, Stauwick, Northants.
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