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Note for a lecture on Rosslyn chapel by John Britton concerning the ornamental carved decoration of the church interior
AL 39/26
Description Note for a lecture on Rosslyn chapel by John Britton concerning the ornamental carved decoration of the church interior
Date c. 1845 to 1846
Collection Collection of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland
Catalogue Number AL 39/26
Category Manuscripts
Copies SC 2581602
Scope and Content This was likely prepared for Britton’s RIBA lecture delivered on the 12 January 1846. The note discusses the disparate influences on the design of the ornamental stonework in the interior of the chapel and suggests that the masons which worked on these designs may have been hired from abroad. Britton additionally notes the apocryphal story of the apprentice’s pillar.
Accession Number 2021/8
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