The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts . estminster. In allprobability, therefore, this stone formed part of somebuilding (belonging to the abbey) erected in the reignof that monarch;—but the materials of which wereafterwards wrought into the gateway of King Ri-chards time. It is deeply to be regretted, that theprominent figures on one of the sides should havebeen chopped off by the workmen of that day, inorder to make it lie flat on the, then, new work ofthe sub-str
The graphic and historical illustrator; an original miscellany of literary, antiquarian, and topographical information, embellished with one hundred and fifty woodcuts . estminster. In allprobability, therefore, this stone formed part of somebuilding (belonging to the abbey) erected in the reignof that monarch;—but the materials of which wereafterwards wrought into the gateway of King Ri-chards time. It is deeply to be regretted, that theprominent figures on one of the sides should havebeen chopped off by the workmen of that day, inorder to make it lie flat on the, then, new work ofthe sub-structure. This Capital (which is of freestone) is thirteeninches and a half in height, twelve inches square atthe top, (and decreasing conically,) about nine inchesin diameter at the bottom. On three of the sides,under a sort of trefoil-headed arch (an approximationto the Pointed style), are three figures sculptured inbold relief, as represented in the annexed cuts ;—butthe fourth and defaced side, (on which only the feet 88 THE GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR. remain, and the lower parts of the supporting-pillars,)it has not been considered necessary to engrave. fiWILLEMO. In the first Compartment is the King, holding withupraised arms a long roll, or charter; on one side isthe Abbot, distinguished by his crosier ; and on theother, an attendant monk with a book. One arm ofthe King-s seat represents the head and neck of adog. On the abacus is WILLELMO SECVN—, andtwo broken letters. It is remarkable that the W isactually formed by a double V.
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