This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...of the principal events in the life of our Saviour. Above the galleries is a richly-carved stone fascia, on which stands a range of pilasters of composite order, the shafts being of scagliola, corresponding with those of the eight great columns before mentioned, and with them supporting the epistylium which surrounds ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885 Excerpt: ...of the principal events in the life of our Saviour. Above the galleries is a richly-carved stone fascia, on which stands a range of pilasters of composite order, the shafts being of scagliola, corresponding with those of the eight great columns before mentioned, and with them supporting the epistylium which surrounds the whole chapel; this epistylium is enriched with angels bearing festoons of oak leaves, dolphins, shells, and other ornaments. Between the upper pillasters are recesses in which are painted, in chiaro-oscuro, the Apostles and Evangelists. At each end of the galleries are concave recesses, the coves of which are ornamented with coffers and flowers carved in stone; in these recesses are the doors of entrance to the galleries, decorated with enriched pilasters and entablatures, and a group of ornaments, consisting of wreaths of laurel and tridents. Above the doors are circular recesses containing paintings, in chiaro-oscuro, of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Moses, and David. The communion-table is a semi-oval slab of statuary marble, nearly eight feet long, supported by six cherubim, standing on a white marble step of the same dimensions as the table; the ascent to it is by three steps of black marble, on which was fixed an ornamental railing, representing festoons of ears of corn and vine leaves, --this has lately been replaced by a handsome balustrade of coloured marble. Above the table is a painting by West, in a superb carved and gilt frame, representing the " Preservation of St. Paul from Shipwreck on the Island of Melita." This picture, which is 25 feet in height and 14 feet in width, consists of three principal groups; the first (the lower) of which represents the mariners and prisoners bringing on shore the various articles preserved from t...
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Add this copy of Greenwich: Past and Present to cart. $84.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1885 by Effingham Wilson, London / D Dixon, Greenwich.
Edition:
1885, Effingham Wilson, London / D Dixon, Greenwich
Publisher:
Effingham Wilson, London / D Dixon, Greenwich
Published:
1885
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14067603981
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Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. 142 pages plus advertising pages (complete). A gently owned copy. The boards have wear about all edges and seams. They have scuffing and rubbing. However, they are genial and passive and kindly. Within, aside from some aging to the front pages, the contents are most agreeable and pleasurable. They are clean, clear, comfortable, congenial. fk.
