In the " double-decker " tombs, in Erwin Panofsky's phrase, a carved stone bier displays on the top level the recumbent effigy or gisant of a person as they were before death or soon after their death, where they may be life-sized and sometimes represented kneeling in prayer, and as a rotting cadaver on the bottom level, often shrouded and sometimes complete with worms and other flesh-eating wildlife.

His remains were interred on the vigil of Pentecost, 1255 under his effigy in full canonicals carved in Purbeck marble under a canopy resting on ten light pillars.

The effigy in a niche on the north side of the chancel is either that of himself ( but carved 35 years or more after his death ), or of one of his successors ; dating from around 1300, it shows a king dressed in a long robe and mantle of a kind that suggests he may have been aping an English regal costume of the period, an idea supported by the fact that he carries a sceptre with fleur-de-lis head in his right hand.

The tomb front supporting his effigy slab ( but not originally belonging to it ) bears eight niches containing fifteenth-century carved figures of gallowglasses, mercenaries of Scottish origin who played a major role in Irish wars of the Later Middle Ages.

A chamber in the Castle of Good Hope is known as " Lady Anne Barnard's Ballroom "; a road in the suburb of Newlands, where the Barnards lived, is named " Lady Anne Avenue "; and a carved effigy of her is displayed in the foyer of the civic centre in the neighbouring suburb of Claremont.

To increase the visibility of the deceased scholar and statesman, he tilted Marsuppini's effigy forward toward the viewer and carved elaborate floral decorations on the rounded corners of the lion-footed sarcophagus.

For the memorial to General Charles George Gordon at St Paul's Cathedral he carved a effigy of Gordon recumbent on a sarcophagus.

The rededos is the Chapel's chief glory, to the right of the carved statue of Our Lady and Child is an effigy representing San Diego de Alcala, name-saint of the city, and to commemorate the early Jesuit missions in Arizona on the left is an unknown Jesuit saint.

Thomas Winston's effigy is carved of alabaster and is so heavy that it had to be placed near the floor with those of his son and daughter-in-law above him.

The celebration beings at San Esteban Del Rey Mission and a carved pine effigy of Saint Stephen is removed from the altar and carried into the main plaza with people chanting, shooting rifles, and the ringing of steeple bells.

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It contains a splendid pre-reformation oak rood screen built in 1480 and several other handsome monuments including the tomb of John Hawley ( d. 1408 ) and his two wives, covered with a large brass plate effigy of all three.

Pennies were produced in 1911 – 1922 inclusive, and 1926 – 1936 inclusive bearing George V's effigy, however the 1933 penny is the great British numismatic rarity of the 20th century — only seven coins were minted, specifically for the king to lay under the foundation stones of new buildings ; one of the coins went missing when a church in Leeds was demolished in the 1960s, and its whereabouts is currently unknown.

Sidney Herbert is buried in the churchyard at Wilton, rebuilt by his father in neo-Romanesque style, with inside the church a marble monumental effigy of him beside Elizabeth, his wife ( who, however, was buried at St Joseph's Missionary College, Mill Hill, where she was a notable patron ).

The following day, however, a group of students — male and female — hanged a Klansman in effigy at the College gate, with a sign reading, " KKKers ARE CHICKEN.

The custom has given rise to some popular misconceptions, however, one of which is the traditional misidentification of a miniature episcopal tomb effigy at Salisbury as a boy bishop: this is more likely to commemorate a secondary burial ( heart or viscera ) of a real bishop.

There is however no attention to the impoverished national agriculture, inadequate transport, neglected merchant navy and minimal industrial development of the country since corn and cloth can easily be exported, foreign ships can be hired and ‘ every problem in Portugal can be solved by the King ’ s gift of a little basket of gold coins bearing his effigy ’.

It is thought that some portions of the church date back to Sir Patrick de Bartun, a knight of King Edward III, whose effigy lies in the nave.

A recumbent effigy of the Prince in a Hussar uniform ( almost impossible to see properly in situ ) lies above the tomb.

A full size reclining copper gilt effigy of the Earl lies upon his Purbeck marble tomb – a fine piece of medieval metalwork cast in 1459.

Fr Pratt ’ s body still lies there and a plaque marks the spot, but his effigy has been moved to beneath the altar in the Mortuary chapel.

The trial and execution of her confessor and pseudo-steward seems to have been a severe blow to the old lady, for she died in April of the same year and was buried with her husband in the vault in the chancel, and her effigy lies by his on the tomb above.

Under the central arcade lies the effigy of Sir Richard Cholmondeley, a Lieutenant of the Tower who died in 1521.

Other works include the effigy of Bishop Leonardo Bonafede, which lies on the pavement of the church of the Certosa near Florence, and the group of the Virgin and Child and St Anne, executed in 1526 for the altar of Orsanmichele.

There are a number of interesting monuments, most notably that of Prior Vivian which was formerly in the Priory Church ( Thomas Vivian's effigy lying on a chest: black Catacleuse stone and grey marble ).

The riot culminated in the hanging in effigy of two Stamp Act politicians on a large elm tree.

His effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by a firework display.

The same shield shown here is found on the tomb effigy of his grandson, William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury.

The first is held on the first day, during which the " Carnival King " ( either a person in costume or an effigy ) rides through the city on his carriage.

The grand parade of masked troupes and floats is held at noon on Tyrine Sunday, and culminates in the ceremonial burning of the effigy of King Carnival at the Patras harbour.

Užgavėnės begins on the night before Ash Wednesday, when an effigy of winter ( usually named Morė ) is burnt.

All the circulating coins have an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, and various national and regional designs, and the denomination, on the reverse.

His monument was placed in the south-east part of Canterbury Cathedral's crypt, with an effigy and an arch decorated with angels, cardinal's caps, and tun barrels inscribed with MOR ( a pun on his name, Mor-ton ).

The wooden funeral effigy which was carried at her funeral still survives at Westminster Abbey and is on display in the Undercroft Museum.

Her tomb, placed on the south side of the Chapel of Edward the Confessor, displays her alabaster effigy which was executed by sculptor Jean de Liège.

In Roger Freeing Angelica, the female figure shows the finest qualities of Ingres's work, while the effigy of Roger flying to the rescue on his hippogriff sounds a jarring note, for Ingres was rarely successful in the depiction of movement and drama.

His letter of 9 July 1606 to congratulate James I on his accession to the throne was three years late and seemed to English eyes merely a preamble to what followed, and his reference to the Gunpowder Plot, made against the life of the monarch and all the members of Parliament the previous November, was unfortunate for the papal cause, for papal agents were considered by the English to have been involved ( the effigy of Pope Paul V is still burnt every year during the Lewes Bonfire

* Underneath the effigy, the signature mark of the Master of the Mint is displayed on the left and the mint mark on the right, either side of the year.

Other euro coins issued by member states which are monarchies show their monarchs facing to the left, in common with the effigy on their legacy currencies.

The main symbol of the monarchy is the sovereign herself, described as " the personal expression of the Crown in Canada ," and her image is thus used to signify Canadian sovereignty and government authority — her effigy, for instance, appearing on currency, and her portrait in government buildings.

An early example is the famous effigy on the multi-layered wall-tomb of Cardinal Jean de La Grange ( died 1402 ) in Avignon.