London and Middlesex: Or, An Historical, Commercial, & Descriptive Survey of the Metropolis of Great-Britain: Including Sketches of Its Environs, and a Topographical Account of the Most Remarkable Places in the Above County, Volume 3, Issue 2W. Wilson, 1815 - London (England) |
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... quatrefoils between them . Directly under the organ is a pure Gothic ceiling . The centre is a Rose surrounded by a quatrefoil . From the four corners rise quarter circles , meeting a great circle round the quatrefoil ; the quarters ...
... quatrefoils between them . Directly under the organ is a pure Gothic ceiling . The centre is a Rose surrounded by a quatrefoil . From the four corners rise quarter circles , meeting a great circle round the quatrefoil ; the quarters ...
Page 26
... quatrefoils , but one is gone ; every other with a shield , has a blank label along the bottom . The screen , containing these whimsical memorials , is orna- mented with deer , and swans chained to a beacon , a female figure with an ...
... quatrefoils , but one is gone ; every other with a shield , has a blank label along the bottom . The screen , containing these whimsical memorials , is orna- mented with deer , and swans chained to a beacon , a female figure with an ...
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... Jately took place on account of Charles 1. but without the authority of such a writ : a simple exercise of the royal authority being deemed sufficient , tant from each other , quatrefoils of filligree - work MIDDLESEX . 29.
... Jately took place on account of Charles 1. but without the authority of such a writ : a simple exercise of the royal authority being deemed sufficient , tant from each other , quatrefoils of filligree - work MIDDLESEX . 29.
Page 30
... quatrefoils of filligree - work , of gilt metal , set with false stones , imitating rubies , sapphires , amethysts , & c .; and the intervals between the quatrefoils on the stole , pow- dered with minute white beads , tacked down in a ...
... quatrefoils of filligree - work , of gilt metal , set with false stones , imitating rubies , sapphires , amethysts , & c .; and the intervals between the quatrefoils on the stole , pow- dered with minute white beads , tacked down in a ...
Page 33
... quatrefoils , and other ornaments ; some parts still retain traces of its former beauty and richness . Richard II . was murdered in Pomfret Castle . The robing is curiously wrought with peascod shells , open , and the peas out ...
... quatrefoils , and other ornaments ; some parts still retain traces of its former beauty and richness . Richard II . was murdered in Pomfret Castle . The robing is curiously wrought with peascod shells , open , and the peas out ...
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