A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic architecture (1888)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · London [etc.] Parker and co. · leaf 283
Stoup— String. 271 pillars nearest to the door, as a receptacle for holy-water, but sometimes a vessel placed on a stand or pedestal was used ; the niches resemble piscinas, except that they differ lii l.'il’i , ii.iVn … Pylle Church, Somerset. Romsey, Hants. in situation, are smaller and plainer, and very rarely have any hole in the bottom : examples in a mutilated condition remain in various churches, as in the south porch of Coton Church, Cambridgeshire ; in the north porch of Thornham Church, Kent, is one in a…
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