A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 90
Cos pes sio, 1. The Confes-aiona?^, i.e. the under part ofan altar, or a crypt, or struc-ture under an altar to containthe relics of a martyr, used inthis sense chiefly in the earlyItalian churches. 2. The con- fession^, i.e. the recess or aeatin which the priest sits to hearthe confession of… … £u]y English Cornice, SUnnuk, Northiits sists of mouldings only, without any corbel-table. Thehollow mouldingsof the cornice aregenerally plain,seldom containingflowers or earr-ings, except thetoothed orna-ment. In the Deco-rated style, the cornice is usually very regular; andthough in some large…
