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 ENGLISH GOTHIC EXAMPLES. XX PEW,Stkfl[A5tonOxon. FmmTihimn.) FuLFIT,Wolvkcot, Oxon. EA^E LECTUM, Magdalene Cm^ Oxroro. Opwell S^ Peters, NoKroiK '■I ,1 iHANDPiOROOGH, OXFORDSHIRL A ROODLOrr WAS A GALLtRY OVER THE SCREEN SEPARATING « THE CHOIR OR CHANCEL FROM TliE !d NAVE. IT WAS CONVENIENT FOR a i' U&HTINd CANDLES. ETC., IN CON ^h *| NECTIUN WITH THE IMAGES^ m tR WHICH BELONGED TO IT NOT HUOl IN USE BEFORE THE 14'-" CEN u ^ WAS A CHAPEL OR SEPARATE PART OF f A CHURCH ENDOWED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DAILY ORS [ J t FREQUENT SAYING OF MASS ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDER ANJ THOSE WHOM ME MIGHT NAME 4T WAS OFFEN ONE OR MORE BAYS OF AN AISLE ENCLOSED BYA SCREEN. ABOUT THE MID- DLE OF THE 12'-" CEfPIT WAS " CUSTOMARY TO ENDOW At ■ chantries at particular altars.'The founding and endowing of privaif chantry 1 . CHAPELS WAS A COMMON ij PRACTICE AMONG THE WEALTHY CLASSES PREVIOUS TO THE p REFORMATION'. THEY WERE£> i MOST NUMEROUS IN ,^^ | ABBEYS & CATHED- (CZ RALS, WHERE IT WAS '>-'- -A. , Geddington Ch., Northants. A PARCLOSE WAS AN ENCL05 URE,5CREEN,0R RAILING TO* PROTECT A TOMS, TO SEPARATE A CHAPEL FROM THE MAIN BODY 0FACHURCH,0RTOFORMTHE FRONT OF A GALLERY. ETC flflilM km i iii.; '1^1 ^f- £i f- HANXaY (CONTINUED) l/HEKt INTERMENT WAS NOT EASIL* OBTAINED EXCEPT BY SOME BENE r UAL OFFERING. IN MOST ENGL 1 CATHEDRALS MANY CHANTRY HAPELS WERE ACTUALLY EXIER- AL ADDITIONS TO THE ORIGINAL'! JILOING; OTHERS WERE INDE- PENDENT STRUCTURES WITHIN* THE EDIFICE. HE CHANTRY CHAPEL iSEPUL- HRAL MONUMENT TO ARTHUR DOR, PRINCE OF WALES.SON F HENRY VII (B. I486, D. 1502; ■S AN EXAMPLE OF THE U5T MENTIONED. IT WAS ERECTED IN 04. The WHOLE SURFACE,'? MFRNALLY & INTERNALLY, IS VERED WITH TRACERY & SCULf- lURED ORNAMENTS, & THE ROOF ISA FINE SPECIMEN OF FAN VAULTING PRiviLEGETOBEBURIEMr FEIMCE MTHUES CHAHTiiY, WUKlLoTLR LWHLDRAL 145-