An introduction to the study of Gothic architecture (1881)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford and London, Parker and co · leaf 229
Dorchester Abbey Church, Oxon.Decorated Sedilia and Piscina, with small Window at the back of each, c. A.D. 1370. These small windows under the canopies are believed to be quiteunique. They have the original painted glass in them. The nameof Sedilia, or Seats, is given to the seats for the priest,… … Westminster, Chapel of St. Blaise, A.D. 1320. It is customary to call a vault a roof: it would be more correctto call it a ceiling. The name of Vault is commonly applied tosubterranean chambers. DECORATED ROOFS. 183 There are a few instances of stone roofs of this styleover narrow spaces of very…
Architecture, Gothic
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