A glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1845)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford : J. H. Parker · leaf 383
ting glaze havingbeen worn away, the white clay, which is of a less compact qualitythan the red, has fallen out, and left the design hollow, so thatan impression or rubbing may readily be taken. It appearsprobable that the origin of the fabrication of decorative pave-ments, by the process which has… … Canterbury Cathedral caped the injuries of time;specimens may be seen onthe eastern side of the Altar-screen in Canterbury cathe-dral, and at the abbey churchof St. Denis, and the cathedral of St. Omer. It has been stated that tiles ornamented with designs in vari-ous superficial colours occur, as…
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