1893
Macmillan & Co., London & New York.

Richard Clay and Sons, Limited
LONDON AND BUNGAY.

CONTENTS

SECT. PAGE
I.[Of Material and Craftsmanship][1]
II.[An Historical Sketch][5]
III.[Of Lead Coverings to Buildings][17]
IV.[Of Leaded Spires and Turrets][20]
V.[Of Domes][33]
VI.[Of Roofs][36]
VII.[Of Lead Coffins][40]
VIII.[Of Fonts][51]
IX.[Of Inscriptions, Etc.][65]
X.[Of the Decoration of Lead][72]
XI.[Of Lead Ornamentation of other Materials][80]
XII.[Of Decorative Objects][84]
XIII.[Of Lead Glazing][87]
XIV.[Of Lead Statues][90]
XV.[Of Lead Fountains][112]
XVI.[Of Vases and Gate Piers][114]
XVII.[Of Finials and Crestings][124]
XVIII.[Of Cisterns, etc.][131]
XIX.[Of Gutters][137]
XX.[Of Pipes and Pipe Heads][139]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FIG. PAGE
1.[Egyptian inscribed Tablet][7]
2.[Greek Quiver][8]
3.[Builder’s Plummet][9]
4, 5.[Greek Weights][10]
6, 7.[Greek Weights][11]
8, 9.[Cists From the Kircherian Museum][12]
10.[Roman Jewelled Cup][14]
11.[Spire, Barnstaple][26]
12.[Another Spire][27]
13.[Turret, Barnard’s Inn Hall][29]
14.[Calais Belfry][32]
15.[Ornaments from Coffins, Constantinople][41]
16, 17.[Cists, British Museum][42]
18, 19.[Roman Coffins, British Museum][44]
20.[Roman Coffin, British Museum][45]
21.[Thirteenth Century Coffin, Temple Church][46]
22, 23.[Thirteenth Century Coffins, Temple Church][47]
24.[Coffin, Winchester][48]
25.[At Moissac][49]
26.[Vessel, Lewes Museum][52]
27.[Font, Brookland, Kent][54]
28.[Font, Brookland][55]
29.[Font, Edburton, Sussex][57]
30.[Font, Walton, Surrey][59]
31.[Font, Parham, Sussex][61]
32.[Heart Box of King Richard][67]
33.[Inscribed Cross][68]
34.[Arms from Bourges][70]
35.[Incised Decoration, Bourges][75]
36.[Painted Decoration, Bourges][76]
37.[Flashings, Bourges][77]
38.[A Valance][78]
39, 40.[Lead Glazing][88]
41.[Ventilating Quarry][89]
42.[Statue of Mercury][98]
43.[Sun-dial, Temple Gardens][100]
44.[Cymbal Player][106]
45.[Terminal at Castle Hill][107]
46.[Time, Temple Dinsley][108]
47.[Vase, Hampton Court][115]
48.[From Vase, Hampton Court][116]
49.[Vase, Castle Hill][117]
50.[ Albert Gate][118]
51.[ Albert Gate][119]
52.[Vase, Knole][120]
53.[Cupid, Temple Dinsley][121]
54.[Sphinx, Syon House][122]
55.[Syon House][123]
56.[Finial at Lille][126]
57.[Finial at Angers][126]
58.[Angers][128]
59.[Finials, Bourges][129]
60.[From Newcastle][130]
61.[Poundisford Park, Taunton][132]
62.[Cistern, Exeter][133]
63.[Cistern, London][134]
64.[Cistern, S. Kensington Museum][135]
65.[Gutter, Lincoln Cathedral][137]
66.[Gutter, Taunton][138]
67.[Bramhall, Cheshire][140]
68, 69.[Pipe Heads, Haddon Hall][141]
70.[Pipe Head, Haddon][142]
71.[Bodleian, Oxford][143]
72.[St. John’s, Oxford][144]
73.[Sherborne][145]
74.[Liverpool][145]
75.[Ashbourne][146]
76.[Haddon][147]