Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873, William Pickering (Firm) · London : William Pickering · leaf 128
mans), are still used in some parts of France. The branchwith notches serves to raise the hinder part of the lamp as the oil diminishes,so as to throw it forward to the wick. The one end of the horizontal beamor rod was generally inserted into the side of a kind of wooden candlestick. Our initial… … :l.Si.aw.
Middle Ages · Costume · Decoration and ornament, Medieval
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