A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1882)
Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884 · Oxford ; London : J. Parker · leaf 241
fts in Wales, in churches which are in other respects plain and poor. The rood-lofts were ordered to be taken down as super- stitious, but strict injunctions were given by the Commis- sioners of Queen Elizabeth, Oct. 10, 1561, to the effect that only the loft was to be removed down to the beam,… … the Sixth. What remained, Rood, Sherborne, Dorset. or were restored during Mary’s reign, were taken down in the early years of that of Elizabeth. Only a few examples of the Crucifix re- main, and those in stone. Hood-arch is sometimes applied Rood-tower, Rood-steeple: to the arch between the nave…
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