A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 101
e In old engravings, &c, figures aresometimes represented studying in en-closed seats with their hooks on a hroaddesk before them, somewhat resemblinga modern schoolmasters desk, which in all probability are carrols; representa-tions of these may be seen at pages 8 and11 of Dr. Dibdins…
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