A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 122
gns in their robes ofstate1. Numerous stone coffins exist which appear to be as oldBS the eleventh and twelfth centuries ; they are formed of a singleblock of stone hollowed out to receive the body, with a small cir- An article full of recondite inform*- eastern counties, is called forking. Hon on… … Hi,hop Ralph, 1123, Chiehe.ter cathed 108 COFFIN—COMPLUVIUM. cular cavity at one end to fit the head, and they are usually ratherwider at this end than at the other; there are generally one ormore small holes in the bottom to drain off the moisture arisingfrom the body as it decayed: these coffins…
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