The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone; (1886)
Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston, Ticknor · leaf 315
thbert. The exterior, as well as the interior, is built of a sandstonethat is neither strong nor close-grained, and is everywhere dis-tinctly marked by wavy lines that mix light yellowish-brown,the chief tint, with a plain, pale-gray. Where the exposurehas been longer, russet-brown and a… … DURHAM CATHEDRAL-THE NAVE. DURHAM. 223 several window-casings in the nave, show new work, but thishas already gained a grayish tone, so that, in this respect, it isnot too much contrasted with the old stone, which in mam-other places has worn surfaces. Long and lofty in form, austere and massive in…
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