From an early period bronze and latten (a variety of brass) were much used in England for the smaller objects both of ecclesiastical and domestic use, but except for tombs and lecterns were but little used on a large scale till the r6th century.
The books, still predominantly manuscripts, were still chained to the medieval lecterns.
Standard products include a range of single and double lecterns, tables, chairs and credenza units.
Three surviving stone lecterns are described and analyzed in terms of their petrography and sculptural style.
