A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884, Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850. sgn, Fenwick, Isabella. ins, Reed, Henry. sgn, Wordsworth Collection · Oxford, J. H. Parker · leaf 33
have escaped. The high Altar of Arundelchurch, Sussex, appears to beoriginal, and is supposed to bethe only one in England in aperfect state; it was coveredwith wood until a recent period,probably to preserve it from de-struction. The slab is 12 feet6 inches long by 4 feet wide, and 2| inches… … ^ The will of King Henry VII. directsthat there shall be a space behind the highAltar of eight feet: I will that the quierof my said college of Eton shall conteynein length 103 feet of assize, whereof, be- hmde the high altare shall be ^ feete, andfrom the said altare to the quier dore95 fete.…
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