Sujet

'The Chapel of the Pyx', (1881). Creator: Unknown.

Légende

'The Chapel of the Pyx', (1881). The Pyx Chamber, one of the oldest surviving parts of Westminster Abbey in London. It was built c1070 and made into a treasury in the 13th century. The word 'Pyx' comes from wooden boxes in which silver and gold pieces were kept secure before the 'Trial of the Pyx' - the melting down of measured silver content in order to show that the coinage was pure. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1881

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D50_365

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66,9Mo (5,8Mo) / 47,8cm x 35,1cm / 5643 x 4146 (300dpi)

Mots clés

ville bâtiment bâtiments Londres intérieur le travail religieux architecture passage arqué voûte pays religion métier Britannique Anglais chapelle Christianisme colonne pilier piliers endroit siècle architectural La Grande-Bretagne profession trésor abbaye Abbaye De Westminster B&W MONOCHROME publication Dispositif Architectural 19e siècle crypte noir et blanc noir et blanc B W éditeur dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector Old and New London Unknown Edward Walford Edward Walford Cassell & Company Ltd Pyx Chamber Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company