The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone; (1886)
Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston, Ticknor · leaf 194
nderthe several dynasties to the date of their execution in 1214.There are here, says Britton, one hundred and fifty-three statuesof life size, or larger, and double that number of smaller figures.They are arranged in half a dozen, or more, tiers across thefront (that is 235 feet wide3). Names have… … WELLS. 133 Cockerell to each of the important figures, but Mr. Planche hasshown that they cannot be identified. The general designappears to have been to place in the lowest tier the early Chris-tian missionaries in the country; then angels holding crownsand chanting Glorias; next, personages of…
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