Guide to the Palace of Westminster . nlll. K!|:Ulr •, V;111 f Henry Nil. Henry III. These eight arches contain, alternately, great door-Nvays givingaccess to all parts of the building, and enormous windowsNvhich give light to the Hall. These windows are filled withstained glass, illuminating the walls and floor with many col-oured light, and have a gorgeous effect. Special attentionshould be directed to the very beautiful encaustic tile pave-ment of the Hall—with its appropriate inscription Except theLord keep the House their labour is but lost that build it,given in the latin of the vulgate—u
Guide to the Palace of Westminster . nlll. K!|:Ulr •, V;111 f Henry Nil. Henry III. These eight arches contain, alternately, great door-Nvays givingaccess to all parts of the building, and enormous windowsNvhich give light to the Hall. These windows are filled withstained glass, illuminating the walls and floor with many col-oured light, and have a gorgeous effect. Special attentionshould be directed to the very beautiful encaustic tile pave-ment of the Hall—with its appropriate inscription Except theLord keep the House their labour is but lost that build it,given in the latin of the vulgate—unique in its effect, and evi-dencing, as do the pavements in this material in different partsof the building, that there is no lack of pouer in our presentmanufacturers, when their abilities are really called out, to viewith the most elaborate and artistic effects of decoration of thiskind in former times. The carved stone screens with inscrip-tions below the windows also give access to different parts of the Page -^iCLl^^W i fi^CSfe
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