Mediæval art, from the peace of the church to the eve of the renaissance, 312-1350 (1904)
Lethaby, W. R. (William Richard), 1857-1931 · London, Duckworth and co.: New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 391
On the marble cornice of theConfessors Shrine, precisely the most honourable positionin England, were set letters of blue glass mosaic, threeinches high, giving first the date 1279, then the words HOC OPVS EST FACTVM QVOD PETRVS DVXIT IN ACTVM ROMANVS 26o MASONS DRAWINGS civis, followed by the name… … Fig. 116. A, Original design for the west front of a great church of thethirteenth century. B, Suggested interpretation of same. have been preserved in France, Italy, Germany, and theLow Countries. The earliest of these, after the studies ofVillars de Honnecourt (of which an example is given inFig.…
Art, Medieval
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