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THE CHAPEL OF THE VIRGIN MARY. >]j
extremely difficult to dusfel without breaking
the whole to pieces. The piscina, on a rich
pedeslal, is deserving of equal praise.
The arches of the skreens to the oratories are
like those of the windows. The two lower divi-
sions are also like them, except that two large
curvatures, or ribs, form pierced arches within
the chapels from whose points segments of cir-
cles are thrust through the centre pannels, and
terminate in mouldings opposite the cielings.
On these are battlements of pierced arches and
quatrefoils. The cielings and walls have every
variety os decoration suited to the enriched pointed
#yle.
The altar is elevated on three steps; on which
are costly, but very clumsy rails. The pave-
ment of the area within them is of the same
deicription of worn glazed tiles which form that
of the^body of the chapel. The table is covered
by fringed crimson damask drapery; and on it
are three cushions os the same material. What-
ever may have been the attractions of the antient
altar-piece, they are now either hidden or totally
destroyed, by a basement of wood, with outlines
of quatrefoils; on which are four enriched Gre-
cian pilasrers, either Tufcan or Doric, that support
a Compofite cornice. Such are the cherubs, and
sruit, and flowers, in the pointed pannels of the
pilasrers*
extremely difficult to dusfel without breaking
the whole to pieces. The piscina, on a rich
pedeslal, is deserving of equal praise.
The arches of the skreens to the oratories are
like those of the windows. The two lower divi-
sions are also like them, except that two large
curvatures, or ribs, form pierced arches within
the chapels from whose points segments of cir-
cles are thrust through the centre pannels, and
terminate in mouldings opposite the cielings.
On these are battlements of pierced arches and
quatrefoils. The cielings and walls have every
variety os decoration suited to the enriched pointed
#yle.
The altar is elevated on three steps; on which
are costly, but very clumsy rails. The pave-
ment of the area within them is of the same
deicription of worn glazed tiles which form that
of the^body of the chapel. The table is covered
by fringed crimson damask drapery; and on it
are three cushions os the same material. What-
ever may have been the attractions of the antient
altar-piece, they are now either hidden or totally
destroyed, by a basement of wood, with outlines
of quatrefoils; on which are four enriched Gre-
cian pilasrers, either Tufcan or Doric, that support
a Compofite cornice. Such are the cherubs, and
sruit, and flowers, in the pointed pannels of the
pilasrers*