. The Decorator's assistant. Block (in sculpture and architecture), asquare mass of stone. Blocking-Course (in architecture), thecourse of stone or bricks erected on the upper part of a cornice to make a termination(marked a in the engraving). (To be continued.). Notes on JBletri^bal ^rci)itwtute antr13uilX(ing from existing M^^, For the following we are indebted to a paperread before the last meeting of the BritishArchseological Society by Mr. Thomas Wright,, one of the secretaries to the institu-tion :— In a vocabulary compiled by AlexanderNeckam, a popular scientific and educationalwrit
. The Decorator's assistant. Block (in sculpture and architecture), asquare mass of stone. Blocking-Course (in architecture), thecourse of stone or bricks erected on the upper part of a cornice to make a termination(marked a in the engraving). (To be continued.). Notes on JBletri^bal ^rci)itwtute antr13uilX(ing from existing M^^, For the following we are indebted to a paperread before the last meeting of the BritishArchseological Society by Mr. Thomas Wright,, one of the secretaries to the institu-tion :— In a vocabulary compiled by AlexanderNeckam, a popular scientific and educationalwriter, who existed between the years 1157and 1217, for the purpose of teaching the ele-ments of the Latin language,* are described inan orderly arrangement, all the various arti-cles coming under common observation inorder to give their Latin synonyms, which areoften explained by an interlinear glossary inthe Anglo-Norman jargon of the period. Inone portion of this work the compiler gives abrief account of the process of constructing anAnglo-Norman castle, which, I think, will beconsidered as possessing some curiosity:— If a castle is to be properly constructed, letit be suiTounded by a double foss, and let thesite of the place be strong by nature, so th
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