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Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, a Digital Edition

Volume 3, Plates 1 — 11

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Plates 3.4-3.5 depict sedilia, stone seats for the use of celebrants during mass, in three Gothic churches in the southeast of England. Plate 3.4 includes three views of Chatham Church, Kent. Figure II depicts the early to mid-thirteenth-century sedilia; Figure III depicts decorations from one of the sedilia in detail; and Fig. I depicts the demolition of this church in progress in 1788, indicating why this record was made. The two figures on Plate 3.5 depict two different churches: above, the thirteenth-century sedilia of Tilty Chruch, Essex, and below, the late fourteenth-century sedilia of Rochester Cathedral, with a detail of coats of arms at the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Sr. after Jacob Schnebbelie and John Carter. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1788. Current location: Chatham Church was demolished in 1788. The other two sedilia remain in situ in Tiltey Church, Essex, UK, and Rochester Cathedral, Kent, UK.
Plates 3.4-3.5 depict sedilia, stone seats for the use of celebrants during mass, in three Gothic churches in the southeast of England. Plate 3.4 includes three views of Chatham Church, Kent. Figure II depicts the early to mid-thirteenth-century sedilia; Figure III depicts decorations from one of the sedilia in detail; and Fig. I depicts the demolition of this church in progress in 1788, indicating why this record was made. The two figures on Plate 3.5 depict two different churches: above, the thirteenth-century sedilia of Tilty Chruch, Essex, and below, the late fourteenth-century sedilia of Rochester Cathedral, with a detail of coats of arms at the bottom. Engravings by James Basire Sr. after Jacob Schnebbelie and John Carter. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1788. Current location: Chatham Church was demolished in 1788. The other two sedilia remain in situ in Tiltey Church, Essex, UK, and Rochester Cathedral, Kent, UK.