Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 296
ably due toCeltic influence. Painted ornament appears to have been occasionallyused in the chancels and wooden roofs of churches, butextant examples are very rare. That of the east end ofSt. Cross Church, near Winchester, discovered late in thelast century and restored, shows simple conventional… … Fig. 278. Inter-laced Arches. A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT Fonts; Metalwork. A few Saxon or pre-Norman fonts have been pre-served, all of crudeworkmanship, themore elaborate among them suggest-ing an effort to copyByzantine details.The Norman fontsare of better work-manship, cut in stoneor cast in lead,…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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