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A wardrobe, also called armoire or almirah, is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest , and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommodation was provided for the apparel of the great.
[1] [2] The sacristy is usually located inside the church , but in some cases it is an annex or separate building (as in some monasteries ). In most older churches, a sacristy is near a side altar , or more usually behind or on a side of the main altar .
Tachau, Katherine. 1998, God's compass and vana curiositas: Scientific study in the old french bible moralisée, The Art Bulletin 80, (1), JSTOR; J. Théry, « Luxure cléricale, gouvernement de l’Église et royauté capétienne au temps de la "Bible de saint Louis" », Revue Mabillon, 25, 2014, p. 165-194, en ligne.
Wood will expand and contract across the grain, and a wide panel made of solid wood could change width by a half of an inch, warping the door frame. By allowing the wood panel to float, it can expand and contract without damaging the door. A typical panel would be cut to allow 1/4" (5 mm) between itself and the bottom of the groove in the frame.
A sample page from Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Genesis 1,1-16a).. The Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, abbreviated as BHS or rarely BH 4, is an edition of the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible as preserved in the Leningrad Codex, and supplemented by masoretic and text-critical notes.
Louis XVI style roll-top desk of Marie-Antoinette; by Jean-Henri Riesener; 1784; oak and pine frame, sycamore, amaranth and rosewood veneer, bronze gilt; 103.6 x 113.4 cm; Louvre [63] Louis XVI style writing table of Marie-Antoinette; by Adam Weisweiler ; 1784; oak, ebony and sycamore veneer, Japanese lacquer, steel, bronze gilt; 73.7 x 81. 2 ...
The Will of King Eadred, AD 951–955, with bequests to hræglðene (robe-keepers) (15th-century copy, British Library Add MS 82931, ff. 22r–23r) [3]. In the Middle Ages persons of wealth and power often slept in a chamber (Latin camera), alongside which a secure room or wardrobe (garderoba) would be provided for storage of clothes and other valuables.
During the 13th century the church was a part of Baynard's Castle, an ancient royal residence. [4] In 1361, Edward III moved his Royal Wardrobe (a storehouse for Royal accoutrements, housing arms and clothing among other personal items of the Crown) from the Tower of London to just north of the church. It was from this association that the ...