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Roodscreens and roodlofts (1909)

Bond, Frederick Bligh, 1864-1945, Camm, Bede, 1864-1942 · London, I. Pitman · leaf 172

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boarding, sometimes perforated with small lights or hagioscopes,as at Llanelieu (Plate XLIIa) or Bettws Newydd2 (Fig. 68), but more usually appears to 1 At St. Johns, Glastonbury, a rather large hagioscope has just been exposed over the chancel-arch, accessible from the former roodloft. At… … THE ICONOSTASIS AND THE ROODLOFT 95 have been completely closed in, and so placed as to allow space on the top of the rail forthe carved rood and figures to stand in relief against it. These figures were generally notcarved all round, but were in about three-quarter relief; their backs being…

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