A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 173
or painted on the surface, and some-times the shields are perfectly plain; when found on tombs theyarc charged with the arms of the deceased, and often also with 158 ESCUTCHEON. those of his family connections (Layer Marney, Plate 52 andPlate 95) : sometimes, instead of armorial bearings,… … plate which surrounds the key-hole; theseare made of various shapes, and are some-times highly ornamented; they are to befound on many church doors, but owing tothe injuries they have suffered from time and violence, theyare seldom sufficiently perfectto attract much notice: thescutcheons of door…
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