Altar Elements
Reference code
LOC/03/09
Title
Altar Elements
Date
c 1930s
Level of description
item
Extent and format
1 volume
Scope and content
Hardback notebook containing details of various elements of church altars, divided by aspect; they include sections on the five cross device, canopies, relic sepulchres and more. Most entries consist of photographs and drawings of examples and some examples have cuttings containing descriptions. There are also a number of printed articles on a range of related subjects, including stone Gothic French rood screens, altar frontals and decorative door knockers.
Creator
Loddiges, Conrad (c 1883-1949), antiquary and surgeon
Previous reference number(s)
MS958/3/9