At Durham, upon the Paschal, besides six branches or candlesticks, three on each side, stood " a long piece of wood, reaching within a man's length to the uppermost vault or roof of the Church , upon which stood a great long squared taper of wax, called... A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture.. - Page 93by John Henry Parker - 1838 - 144 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Dudley Fosbroke - Great Britain - 1843 - 494 pages
...refection. 1 At Durham, upon the Paschal, besides six branches or candlesticks, three on each side, stood " a long piece of wood, reaching within a man's...through the said roof of the Church to light the taper." Davies ; see before, ch. iv. 1 Because Christ is the acceptable year of the Lord, whose months are... | |
| Thomas Dudley Fosbroke - Great Britain - 1843 - 500 pages
...refection. c At Durham, upon the Paschal, besides six branches or candlesticks, three on each side, stood " a long piece of wood, reaching within a man's...convenience through the said roof of the Church to light the taper.1' Davies ; see before, ch. iv. 11 Because Christ is the acceptable year of the Lord, whose months... | |
| Thomas Dudley Fosbroke - Monasticism and religious orders - 1843 - 492 pages
...refection. c At Durham, upon the Paschal, besides six branches or candlesticks, three on each side, stood " a long piece of wood, reaching within a man's length to the uppermost vault orroofof the Church, upon which stood a great long squared taper of wax, called the Paschal, having... | |
| Richard John King - Cathedrals - 1869 - 288 pages
...approach the more holy places, they might derive some comfort from the distant contemplation of them. a man's length to the uppermost vault or roof of the...esteemed to be one of the rarest monuments in England." — ' Description of the Auntient Monuments,' &c. 8 Gaufridus de Coldingham, cap. 7. ' Omisso que opere... | |
| Richard John King - Cathedrals - 1903 - 304 pages
...approach the more holy places, they might derive some comfort from the distant contemplation of them. a man's length to the uppermost vault or roof of the church, upon whirli stood a great, long squared taper of wax, called the Paschal; having a fine convenience through... | |
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