The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . uding can-talivers, (which support the organ-loft) lozenges, quatrefoils, &c. among itsornaments. The Stalls, which commence in this part, and extend nearly to thewestern piers of the great tower, are composed of oak, and are thirty-two innumber, besides those for the Dean and Sub-Dean. They are ornamented i * The View from Poets Corner, looking across the Choir, Plate XXX, will exemplify the abovedescription The acutely-pointed arch
The history and antiquities of the abbey church of StPeter, Westminster : including notices and biographical memoirs of the abbots and deans of that foundation . uding can-talivers, (which support the organ-loft) lozenges, quatrefoils, &c. among itsornaments. The Stalls, which commence in this part, and extend nearly to thewestern piers of the great tower, are composed of oak, and are thirty-two innumber, besides those for the Dean and Sub-Dean. They are ornamented i * The View from Poets Corner, looking across the Choir, Plate XXX, will exemplify the abovedescription The acutely-pointed arch on the left, extends across the south aisle. The perspectiveexhibits the western piers of the great tower, with their contiguous arches, and the west side, vaulting,and upper compartments of the northern extremity of the North Transept. In this Plate the greatRose Window, decribed in p. 11, is distinctly seen ; the singular diversity and richness of the mould-ings of the double arches are likewise particularly delineated. The figures introduced shew themanner in which the Choristers enter the Choir, after robing themselves in the Chapel of St. Drawn 1>y JFVeale Etched, ly R .Sands. En^iaveibjHXel&ui ?f£dTMOTST^II ALB131SSX? wrm eke ceremony of ivstaijjn0 tee dean To The REV THOMAS CARTER of ETCH COLLEGE t/us ptatt is rn/xrfoty msmied fytlendtrn Iui JansIStl ty J fjlta/e J6 fioiwtt Sir BuukAim Xtiiui t Hurst. Jloduvten It Ce CArapjuie ABBOT WARES MOSAIC PAVEMENT. 39 with canopies, pinnacles, &c. but the forms of the canopies are by no meansconceived in a good taste, and the frnials are inelegant: the Stalls of theDean and Sub-Dean are hung with purple cloth; and have canopies moreelevated than the rest. Below the Stalls, there are rows of seats for the KingsScholars of Westminster and the Choristers. The sides of the Choir, beyondthe Stalls, are likewise of oak; the pannelling is divided by slender pillars,having fanciful capitals sustaining pointed arches, adorned
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