A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 106
ors and monks were buried. Antient Rites of Durham, p. 99. Chalice, Fr. Calice, Ital. Calice, Ger. &el$: the cup usedfor the wine at the celebration of the Eucha-rist. In early ages the chalice was com-monly made of glass or wood, occasionallyof gold or silver, with a representation fre-quently… … h This mode of forming vaults wascertainly adopted occasionally by theRomans in rude work, for there is a smallone under some of the seats at the theatreat Autun which is so constructed. 1 Ancient chalices are preserved atCorpus and Trinity colleges, Oxford, andhave been engraved by Mr. Sbaw, in…
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