Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth . Fragment of Slab,Llanvihangel is a fine example of this arrangement ona slab at Aldborough in Yorkshire, whichalso bears, between the foot of the crossand the inverted shield, an inscription toWilliam Aldburgh, Esq., with the 1445. 1 This engraving has been introduced here from my work on Monumental Brasses. 2 See Sepulchral Monuments, vol.


Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth . Fragment of Slab,Llanvihangel is a fine example of this arrangement ona slab at Aldborough in Yorkshire, whichalso bears, between the foot of the crossand the inverted shield, an inscription toWilliam Aldburgh, Esq., with the 1445. 1 This engraving has been introduced here from my work on Monumental Brasses. 2 See Sepulchral Monuments, vol. , p. cxv. 3 See Sepulchral Monuments, vol. , p. ccxlvii. At Watlingtonin Norfolk is a fine example of a crosswith four shields upon a |k toTtopitfilhgra: praam flttmpamft ammeffla^wamai: I Foot c. 1415. 2nd Henry V. Brass to Eoobr Cheyne, Esq,., Cassington Church, OxfordshireHeight of the original, 6 feet 7 inches. This Brass now lies on the pavement of the chapel. 104 CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS large dark grey slab, from which has been torn away a brass havingoriginally a shield thus placed. The other four shields were pro-bably represented as if suspended from the branches which issue


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