Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . Tomb of Henry VII and His Queen The Screen Is built of open tracery Intwo stages having an open cornice and theremains of beautiful cresting. It wasonce adorned with thirty-two statuettes ofgilt bronze, all but six of which have dis-appeared. Noticeable are the airy, grace-ful effect produced by the artistic use ofso much solid but pierced metal: the trac-. ROSE SPRAYS AND CROWN ery of beautiful designs, in both stages,enriched with the Tudor emblems: thelarge, pierced buttresses at the angles: thedelicate patterns and devices in the
Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . Tomb of Henry VII and His Queen The Screen Is built of open tracery Intwo stages having an open cornice and theremains of beautiful cresting. It wasonce adorned with thirty-two statuettes ofgilt bronze, all but six of which have dis-appeared. Noticeable are the airy, grace-ful effect produced by the artistic use ofso much solid but pierced metal: the trac-. ROSE SPRAYS AND CROWN ery of beautiful designs, in both stages,enriched with the Tudor emblems: thelarge, pierced buttresses at the angles: thedelicate patterns and devices in the cor-nice, including the portcullis and the rose,and the fragments of the lovely crestingon the north side near the door and at thewest end. On the North Side, notice the pillar inthe middle of the folding doors: the upperpart being twisted, with a foliage capitaland the lower part having an unusualdesign of overlapping leaves. At the top,489 Westminster Ahhey a tiny, beautiful angel bears a also the familiar designs, includingthe dragon of Carwallader and the grey-hound of the Nevilles, the roses in thetracery of the door: the lock-plate incisedwith a rose spray: the inscription a modelin its way for ribbon-like letters, andsmall roses between the words: the beau-tiful open traceried pillars on each side ofthe door: and a figure of St. Basil on theeast side of the door, or possibly St. Jer-ome, w
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