preface 



The present work, which ought, perhaps, to be 

 styled more a compilation than a composition, 

 as it can claim no merit of being the very first 

 of its kind, is intended to serve as a Hand-book 

 for those who wish to know how to set about 

 decorating their Churches, to God's honour and 

 glory, for the various Festivals of the Christian 

 Year. 



In order to make the book interesting, apart 

 from the main object in view, and yet more or 

 less connected with it, care has been taken to 

 explain, as fully as possible, the meanings of 

 the various symbolical forms usually employed, 



