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Roodscreens and roodlofts (1909)

Bond, Frederick Bligh, 1864-1945, Camm, Bede, 1864-1942 · London, I. Pitman · leaf 37

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takes the place of an East window. This arrangement demands a translucent screen. Hence thechoice of metal, rather than wood or stone. But in northern climes, where the lack of sunlight has caused the development of large windows,the sanctuary is brilliantly lit, and the East window attains large… … EARLY SCREENWORK 15 screens began to be adorned as soon as the art of woodcraft had sufficiently advanced tomake this possible. The delicacy and complexity of form assumed by the traceriedcancelli of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries is remarkable, and its variety andbeauty constitute one of…

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