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 . bols are all placed on the dexter side of the cross. Fromthis last slab I have been content to figure the keys and In the church of St. Mary at Gateshead, Durham, is a 1 See also Archceol. Jour. vol. iv. p. 49. 2 The Newbigging slabs are both oflarge dimensions, measuring upwards of six feet in length. The slab having thetwo keys is very elab
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 . bols are all placed on the dexter side of the cross. Fromthis last slab I have been content to figure the keys and In the church of St. Mary at Gateshead, Durham, is a 1 See also Archceol. Jour. vol. iv. p. 49. 2 The Newbigging slabs are both oflarge dimensions, measuring upwards of six feet in length. The slab having thetwo keys is very elaborately ornamented:it is figured in Dr. Charltons paper in the 92 CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS curious slab, which has a key on the sinister side of the cross, andon the dexter side a The ancient symbol of the Christianfaith may have been designed to be here represented; or, which ismore probable, the fish may simply intimate the trade of the de-ceased, while the key would signify his having held some localoffice of trust or Another fragment in the Bakewellseries has the key alone. Upon thisslab the stem of the cross appearsinterrupted by a kind of boss; anda similar boss may be observed uponanother fragment in the same col-. Fratmentof incised Slab. Bak;Wcll.
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