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 83
ds, fohage, angels, or animals.Brackets are very frequently found on thewalls in the inside of churches, especially atthe east end of the chancel and aisles,where they supported statues which wereplaced near the Altars. It is not alwayseasy to distinguish a bracket from a cor-… … BRACKET—BRASSES. 61 bel: in some cases, indeed, one name is as correct as the other.(Plate 19.) Brasses, Sepulchral, Tomhes plates de cuivre, Ger. 9)le§6ing-XOZXl: monumental plates of brass, or the mixed metal anciently-called latten, inlaid on large slabs of stone, which usually formpart of the…
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