Gothic ornaments in the cathedral church of York . PLATE i. TWO CAPITALS in the Chapter-houfe. Thefe are in depth eight inches, and includingthe fufpended capitals, are in number two hundred and eighty-four, each different in de-fign. They are executed in ftone : The foliage of all has been gilded; and the figures,heads, and animals have been painted in their proper colours. PLATE 2. FOUR BOSSES in the paffage to the Chapter-houfe. Thefe are nine inches in diameter, witha projection of four inches in the centre j they are near ten feet from the floor, and are innumber twenty-two, of various de
Gothic ornaments in the cathedral church of York . PLATE i. TWO CAPITALS in the Chapter-houfe. Thefe are in depth eight inches, and includingthe fufpended capitals, are in number two hundred and eighty-four, each different in de-fign. They are executed in ftone : The foliage of all has been gilded; and the figures,heads, and animals have been painted in their proper colours. PLATE 2. FOUR BOSSES in the paffage to the Chapter-houfe. Thefe are nine inches in diameter, witha projection of four inches in the centre j they are near ten feet from the floor, and are innumber twenty-two, of various defigns; they are cut in ftone, and have been gilded. PLATE 3. TWO HEADS in the Chapter-houfe. Thefe are in depth about four inches, and are ex-ecuted in (lone; originally they were in number one hundred and eighty-fix. The faces anddrapery have been painted in their proper colours, and the ornaments gilded. Several ofthem are totally deftroyed by time, and many have evidently been replaced by inferiorartifts. PLATE 4. TWO CAPITALS in the Choir End
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