The cathedrals of Great Britain, their history and architecture; (1904)
Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson), 1854-1930 · London : J. M. Dent & Company; Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Coy · leaf 64
fthe shrine, is of a Byzantine 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… … Westminster Abbey 45 on its last journey to the Abbey, Edward I., and other monarchsrest here. Henry VJs 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…
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