Randle Holmes.
The Academy of Armory, or, a storehouse of armory and blazon: containing the
several variety of created beings, and how born in coats of arms, both foreign
and domestick : with the instruments used in all trades and sciences, together
with their terms of art : also the etymologies, definitions, and historical
observations on the same, explicated and explained according to our modern
language : very usefel [sic] for all gentlemen, scholars, divines, and all such
as desire any knowledge in arts and sciences.
Chester [England]: Printed for the author, 1688.
Load of Glas, is 2 Kribbs.
Krib, is 100 or 150 Foot of cut Glas.
A Case of Glas, is 16 Bunches of broad Glas.
An Halfe Case, is 8 Bunches.
A Bunch of Glas, is 3 Tables.
A Table, is a broad peece of Glas neere a yard, some more square. it is also called a Tablet.
A Quarry of Glas, is a square peece (of any size from twenties to twelves as they call them) set Arras like with the point upright.
[Another half page of terms of art follows, but without any sizing information.]
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