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See also:GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. See also:Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown) ,' a covered passage or space outside a See also:main See also:wall, sometimes used as a See also:verandah if on the ground See also:floor, and as a See also:balcony if on an upper floor and supported by columns, piers or corbels; similarly the upper seats in a See also:theatre or a See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church, on either See also:side as in many 17th-See also:century churches, or across the See also:west end under the See also:organ. The word is also used of an See also:internal passage primarily provided to See also:place various rooms in communication with one another; but if of narrow width this is usually called a See also:corridor or passage. When of sufficient width the gallery is utilized to exhibit pictures and other See also:art treasures. In the 16th century the picture gallery formed the largest See also:room or See also:- HALL
- HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
- HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
- HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
- HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
- HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
- HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
- HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
- HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
- HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
- HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
- HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
- HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
- HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
- HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
- HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
- HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
- HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)
hall in See also:English mansions, with wainscoted walls and a richly decorated See also:plaster See also:ceiling; the See also:principal examples are those of See also:Audley End, See also:Essex (226 ft. by 34 ft.); Hardwick, See also:Derbyshire (166 ft. by 22 ft.); See also:Hatfield, See also:Hertfordshire (163 ft. by 19 ft. 6 in.); See also:Aston Hall, near See also:Birmingham (136 ft. by 18 ft.); Haddon Hall, Derbyshire (116 ft. by 17 ft.); and Montacute in See also:Somersetshire (189 ft. by 22 ft.). Hence the application of the See also:term to art museums (the See also:National Gallery, &c.) and also to smaller rooms with See also:top-See also:light in which temporary exhibitions are held.
End of Article: GALLERY (through Ital. galleria, from Med. Lat. galeria, of which the origin is unknown)
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