Illustrated Historical Handbook Of Ely Cathedral

Author : W. D. Sweeting
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330510872
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Cathedral Church of Ely written by W. D. Sweeting and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cathedral Church of Ely: A History and Description of the Building, With a Short Account of the Former Monastery and of the See It is hardly necessary to give a complete list of all the authorities consulted in the preparation of this book. As specially valuable for Ely may be named the "Liber Eliensis" and the "Inquisitio Eliensis"; the histories of Bentham, Hewett, and Stewart; the "Memorials of Ely," and the Handbook to the Cathedral edited and revised by the late Dean Stubbs; Professor Freeman's Introduction to Barren's "Cathedral Cities of Ely and Norwich"; and the various reports of Sir G .G. Scott. But numerous other sources of information have been examined, and have supplied facts or theories; and in nearly every instance, particularly where the very words are quoted, the authority is given in the text or in the notes. My best thanks are due to the Dean of Ely for his ready courtesy in allowing free access to every part of the cathedral and for his solution of various difficulties which had presented themselves in comparing different accounts of the fabric. I have also to thank the Rev. T. Perkins and the Photochrom Company for the use of the photographs from which the illustrations have been prepared. For many curious details, and for the loan of some books that are out of print and difficult to obtain, I acknowledge my obligation to Mr. C. Johnson, of Ely. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.