Caption

Interior with a view of a window of the ruins of Melrose Abbey, photograph, page, number: '(No. 5.)', inscription: 'With Belfry and Font to the right.', title: 'Interior of south transept', photographer: WJ Pringle, Melrose Abbey, c. 1860 - in or before 1870, Melrose (Scotland), paper, albumen print, height 175 mm x width 138 mm, ruin of church, monastery, church-window, eg rose-window, A tall stone arch with a tracery window sits between massive ribbed columns and weathered masonry, the window opening filled with ornate quatrefoil and trefoil shapes revealing trees and a fence beyond, rough stonework and carved capitals flank the arch on both sides, an arched doorway with a gate is visible below, broken and crumbling sections of the structure show exposed layers of stone and patches of vegetation, and a small bell tower rises above the archline against a pale sky.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_073

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Available size

42.2Mb (10.8Mb) / 11.3in x 14.5in / 3396 x 4341 (300dpi)

Keywords

Interior view window ruins Melrose Abbey photograph page number No 5 inscription Belfry Font right title south transept photographer WJ Pringle c 1860 - 1870 Melrose Scotland paper albumen print height 175 mm x width 138 mm ruin church monastery church-window eg rose-window tall stone arch tracery window sits massive ribbed columns weathered masonry window opening filled ornate quatrefoil trefoil shapes revealing trees fence beyond rough stonework carved capitals flank arch sides arched doorway gate visible broken crumbling sections structure exposed layers stone patches vegetation small bell tower rises archline pale sky