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• Memorial Brasses — • Earliest existing dated examples are of the thirteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Memorial Brasses     Memorial Brasses      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Brasses — Brass Brass, n.; pl. {Brasses}. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br[ae]s; akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire, and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d {Braze}.] 1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• heraldic memorial —  commemorative work of art decorated with the armorial bearings of the deceased. Memorials, whether in the form of stained glass windows, effigies, monumental brasses, or tablets on church walls and in graveyards, provide an heraldic education of …   Universalium

• Monumental brass — is a species of engraved sepulchral memorial which in the early part of the 13th century began to partially take the place of three dimensional monuments and effigies carved in stone or wood. Made of hard latten or sheet brass, let into the… …   Wikipedia

• Brass — For other uses, see Brass (disambiguation). Brass die, along with zinc and copper samples. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties.[1] In …   Wikipedia

• Funerary art — Tomb of Philippe Pot, governor of Burgundy under Louis XI …   Wikipedia

• St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth — For other churches dedicated to St. Laurence or St. Lawrence, see St. Laurence s Church. St. Lawrence s Church, Mereworth …   Wikipedia

• brass — brassish, adj. /bras, brahs/, n. 1. any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc. 2. a utensil, ornament, or other article made of such an alloy. 3. Music. a. See brass instrument. b. brass instruments collectively in a band… …   Universalium

• David Meara — Anglicanism portal David Gwynne Meara (born 20 June 1939[1]) is an Anglican priest and the current Archdeacon of London in the Church of England. Meara was educated at Merchant Taylors School, Northwood …   Wikipedia

• Peter Vischer —     Peter Vischer     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Vischer     Sculptor and metal founder, b. at Nuremberg about 1460; d. in 1529. His father Hermann, who had immigrated to Nuremberg, made a baptismal font at Wittenberg, and memorial brasses… …   Catholic encyclopedia