Archaeologia CambrensisW. Pickering, 1912 |
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... head , feet , and beast on which they rested , are gone . The shoulders are very round , the head small in proportion to the rest of the effigy . The late Mr. Bloxam , in Arch . Camb . , 1883 , wrote an excellent account of this figure ...
... head , feet , and beast on which they rested , are gone . The shoulders are very round , the head small in proportion to the rest of the effigy . The late Mr. Bloxam , in Arch . Camb . , 1883 , wrote an excellent account of this figure ...
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... head rests on a peacock ( by right of his mother , Elenor , daughter and heiress of John or Jenkin Peacock , of Laugharne ) . He is in the prime of life , with a strong face . His hair is square - cut , but clumsily carved , in- deed ...
... head rests on a peacock ( by right of his mother , Elenor , daughter and heiress of John or Jenkin Peacock , of Laugharne ) . He is in the prime of life , with a strong face . His hair is square - cut , but clumsily carved , in- deed ...
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... head - dress of the period , with plain gowns and rope - like girdles . On the next panel a shield with White arms on the sinister side ; on the dexter three objects ( roses ? ) and a chevron . Below is a lion rampant looking to the ...
... head - dress of the period , with plain gowns and rope - like girdles . On the next panel a shield with White arms on the sinister side ; on the dexter three objects ( roses ? ) and a chevron . Below is a lion rampant looking to the ...
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... heads for White . Underneath , John kneels with his five sons . In the fourth compartment is an open coffin , with three " chrisoms . " Above them an inscription : - 66 Respice qi transis Magn . medi . puer an sis Recole mente tua Q ...
... heads for White . Underneath , John kneels with his five sons . In the fourth compartment is an open coffin , with three " chrisoms . " Above them an inscription : - 66 Respice qi transis Magn . medi . puer an sis Recole mente tua Q ...
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... head rests on two plump and comfort- able - looking cushions , finished with cords and tassels , her right hand is under her head , her left is pressed to her bosom . The head - dress is a close - fitting cap sur- mounting hair rolled ...
... head rests on two plump and comfort- able - looking cushions , finished with cords and tassels , her right hand is under her head , her left is pressed to her bosom . The head - dress is a close - fitting cap sur- mounting hair rolled ...
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