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 . C. A. D 1150 Monumental Slab, Elford, Staffordshire. c 1280 Slab and Brass of Sir Richard de ,Buslingtborpe, Lincolnshire. there appear to have been circular plates, probably bearing theevangelistic emblems. The semi-effigy in its outline closely re-sembles the trefoil-shaped opening in the slab within which theupper part of the effigy
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 . C. A. D 1150 Monumental Slab, Elford, Staffordshire. c 1280 Slab and Brass of Sir Richard de ,Buslingtborpe, Lincolnshire. there appear to have been circular plates, probably bearing theevangelistic emblems. The semi-effigy in its outline closely re-sembles the trefoil-shaped opening in the slab within which theupper part of the effigy of Sir William de Staunton is sculptured ;1 1 See page 140. IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 147 and beneath it are two cavities in the face of the slab, having theappearance of small shields reversed. The date of this monumentis about 1280. In the churchyard of Brandon in Suffolk there lie side by sidetwo time and weather worn monuments, in which, from the upperparts of two figures, the coffin-lids are repre-sented as entirely cut away. Below the half-effigies the stones are acutely ridged, andthey shew indistinct traces of inscriptionsin the Lombardic character. A third moiru-
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