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From Delineations of Fonthill and its abbey by John Rutter (London: 1823): Sp Coll q63 The ceiling is of oak, reticulated in square panels,
placed at some distance from each other, and their intervals
filled with meshes of a lozenge form, with bosses at their
intersections, and an heraldic emblem on each of the square
panels. (page
36) |
Fonthill Abbey: Interior of King Edward's Gallery, looking
across the Octagon into St. Michael's Gallery (Plate 6: drawn by C.F. Pordon; etched by John Cleghorn; engraved by Robt Havell & Son) |
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