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 . Small IncisecTSlab, Monumental Slab, Cambo, Rhuddlan. Northumberland. above the hilt of the weapon. A slab at Gorforth in Northum-berland exemplifies this From the other devices with which upon some monumentalslabs it is associated, the figure of a sword appears to indicate theartificer who forged the weapon, rather than the soldier by whomi
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 . Small IncisecTSlab, Monumental Slab, Cambo, Rhuddlan. Northumberland. above the hilt of the weapon. A slab at Gorforth in Northum-berland exemplifies this From the other devices with which upon some monumentalslabs it is associated, the figure of a sword appears to indicate theartificer who forged the weapon, rather than the soldier by whomit was worn and wielded; or possibly, as in the instance of the 1 See cuts at p. 84. Upon Norwegian placed in the centre of the stone, and thusmonumental slabs the sword is commonly forms the cross. v 84 CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS smith renowned in story, Henry of Perth, the individual whosegrave is covered by a slab charged with a cross, a sword, a hammer,and a pair of pincers, may have been both a skilful armourer anda bold champion, and also, as we would hope, a faithful large incised slab now lying in the chancel of the church at. Fragments of Incised Coffin lid. Incised Slab, Gorforth, Ca-stle Chapel, Newcastle. Northumberland. AyclifTe in the county of Durham, furnishes a fine example of thiscombination of symbols; and it also introduces to our notice, oneither side of the stem of a second cross, two other emblems — akey and a pair of shears. A slab thus divided, and bearing twocrosses, (and, indeed, a slab bearing two crosses without any divi- IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 85 sion,) must be regarded as the monument of two individuals; andthese two individuals would, probably (as in the case of the slabat Ribchesterx), in general be husband and wife. I am disposed,however, to believe thatthis association, thoughmost natural, may by nomeans be laid down as aninvariable rule; and thisvery slab at Aycliffe Iconsider to be an excep-tion from it. But beforeI proceed with any fur
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