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 356
Perpen-dicular style: in general they contain three separate seats,but occasionally two, or only one, andin a few rare instances four, as atRothwell church, Northamptonshire,and Furness abbey; or five, as atSouthwell minster; sometimes a singleseat, under one arch, or formed on theback of a window,… … Leuham, Kent. d Some ancient sedilia consist of plainbenches formed of masses of masonry-projecting from the wall, and it is notimprobable that such may have onceexisted in some of the churches in whichno traces of these seats are now to befound. At Lenham church, Kent, is a single seat projecting…
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