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The greater abbeys of England (1908)

Gasquet, Francis Aidan, Cardinal, 1846-1929 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 181

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chester, Hereford, and Bangor. TheNorman pillars of the nave built at this time still sur-vive. They are round, and so gigantic that they seemto dwarf the triforium and clerestory. This last has beenconverted into the early English style when the vault-ing was erected. The original ground plan of… … GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL: THE CHOIR GloucesterGloucester who warned William Rufus of his ap-proaching end in the New Forest. The King refusedto listen, and speaking of Abbot Serlos letter to hisattendants, he said: I wonder why my Lord Serlo hasbeen minded to write this to me, for he is, I believe,a…

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