English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft (1911)
Gardner, John Starkie, 1844-1930 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 56
a yett (Fig. 4). They were opened in tokenof surrender. A curious illumination to De Commines copy ofFroissart shows an iron Lid gate, a name given to a small posternwith a gate swung overhead like a lid, as Mr. W. J. Loftie informsIt is represented open for a procession of knights and dames. us… … FROM AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE MS. COPY OFFROISSART, MADE FOR P. DE COMMINES. Fore-Court and Garden Gates inRenaissance Times IN the palaces and mansions, colleges and other foundationsbuilt during the reign of Henry VIII, the single entrancewas adhered to and generally opened directly on to the…
Ironwork · Decoration and ornament, English · Architecture
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