A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 42
witli treads 12 inches to 2 feet wideand risers 4i inches high. If there is a reasonto raise the altar iiigher, more steps are added,but always an uneven number, and never morethan nine. The table or mensa of the altar isrectangular in form, a single, natural stone, sel-dom less than 9 feet long… … Altar: Wenlock Pkiory, Shropshire, c. 1450 stone, marble, mosaics, or metal, and ornamentedin a manner consistent with an altar and in keep-ing with the style of architecture of the chui-cli(see Altar Front ; Frontal) : the mensa extemlsbeyond its support, both at the front and sides,and on its…
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