Inside Out Library

The cathedrals of Great Britain, their history and architecture (1902)

Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · London : J. M. Dent & company; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott coy. · leaf 58

An illustration from The cathedrals of Great Britain, their history and architecture, 1902, leaf 58
yzantine character. The upper part was pro-bably made by Abbot Feckenham in Marys reign, in imitation ofthat which was destroyed in Reformation times. It is difficult toimagine what must have been the splendour of this wondrous shrinewhen it was adorned with gold and gems, ere the greedy… … Westminster Abbey 45 on its last journey to the Abbey, Edward I., and other nionarchsrest here. Henry V.^s Chantry is a splendid piece of ornatePerpendicular work, with elaborate sculptured figures representingSt. George, St. Denys, and the story of the heros life, his fights,his coronation, his…

Cathedrals -- Great Britain · Church architecture -- Great Britain

Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.

More pictures from The cathedrals of Great Britain, their history and architecture

More like this