Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . sealso that no doubt or disarrangement of hispreparations would be possible. The beautiful Metal Screen of opentracery and carved statues and ornamentssurrounding the tomb and still faithfullyprotecting as well as concealing many ofits beauties from the general view, wasalso provided for in the Will, where It isnamed as a grate in manner of closure,of coper and gilte. Like all else con-nected with tomb and chapel, it is richlyand carefully wrought, was probably thework of that English craftsman who wasemployed on the bronze Gates at
Westminster abbey, its architecture, history and monuments . sealso that no doubt or disarrangement of hispreparations would be possible. The beautiful Metal Screen of opentracery and carved statues and ornamentssurrounding the tomb and still faithfullyprotecting as well as concealing many ofits beauties from the general view, wasalso provided for in the Will, where It isnamed as a grate in manner of closure,of coper and gilte. Like all else con-nected with tomb and chapel, it is richlyand carefully wrought, was probably thework of that English craftsman who wasemployed on the bronze Gates at the westof the chapel, and is worthy of carefulattention. It rests on a stone plinth, is about nine-teen feet long, eleven feet wide and tenfeet high, and has a small door on thenorth and one on the south side for theuse of priests ministering at the altarwithin. Over each door appear the RoyalArms with supporters and in front ofeach is a lamp standard in the form of aTudor rose. So numerous are the rosesthat the tomb might well be called TheRose Tomb. 488.
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