sedilia
Sign in to savethumb|right|A three-level sedilia and piscina (at left) recessed into the thickness of the wall; nave built around 1180, chancel re-built in C13, in St Mary's church, in [[Buriton, Hampshire, England. The seats are low and cold to sit on; the addition of four inches of cushion makes them comfortable.]]
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It is catalogued under the topic Church architecture.
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Key facts
- Artifact.name
- Sedilia
- Artifact.type
- Liturgical furniture
- Artifact.material
- Stone (limestone, clunch, or freestone)
- Artifact.place
- South wall of church chancels
- Artifact.period
- 12th–14th centuries (with 19th-century revival)
- Artifact.culture
- Christian (primarily English and Western European)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Oldleighlin St Lazerian's Cathedral Choir Sedilia 2017 09 10.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sedilia
- different from
- ◌̧
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins and early examples
- Decline and the Reformation
- Revival in the 19th century
- Legacy and scholarship
- Three seats
- Symbolism and meaning
- Comparative sedilia styles
- Function, location and types
- Examples
- Conservation and restoration
- Reformation and the dissolution of the monasteries
- Victorian period
- Modern conservation
- References
- Works cited
- External links
thumb|right|A three-level sedilia and piscina (at left) recessed into the thickness of the wall; nave built around 1180, chancel re-built in C13, in St Mary's church, in [[Buriton, Hampshire, England. The seats are low and cold to sit on; the addition of four inches of cushion makes them comfortable.]]
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