| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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(1) Those in stone, with plain sloping roofs, and without inscriptions, are the oldest. | 2 |
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(2) In 1160 these plain prismatic roofs began to be ornamented. | 3 |
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(3) In the same century the sloping roofs gave place to armorial bearings. | 4 |
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(4) In the thirteenth century we see flat roofs, and figures carved on the lids. | 5 |
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(5) The next stage was an arch, built over the monument to protect it. | 6 |
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(6) The sixth stage was a chapel annexed to the church. | 7 |
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(7) The last stage was the head bound and feet tied, with children at the base, or cherubims at the feet. | 8 |
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