Recent Discoveries At Glastonbury Abbey

Author : George E. Mantle
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ISBN 13 : 9781330569139
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (691 download)

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Download or read book Recent Discoveries at Glastonbury Abbey written by George E. Mantle and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recent Discoveries at Glastonbury Abbey: An Account of the Excavations Undertaken by Mr. F. Bligh Bond, With His Notes Upon the Discoveries; Together With a Short History of the Abbey This Booklet is intended to present a narrative, as complete as possible up to the date of issue, of the result of the researches within the Abbey enclosure made by Mr. Bligh Bond, who in 1908 commenced the work of exploration, under the auspices of the Somerset Archaeological Society. The reason for it being undertaken was the considerable confusion of ideas as to the exact plan of the Abbey in its missing parts, such plans as had been published being of a contradictory nature. Therefore, the details of the remarkable discoveries that have been made, and the description of the remains, are of the greatest interest and value, both to the student and the casual visitor to the Abbey. The various reports concerning the discoveries that have appeared from time to time have been incorporated into the booklet and, for the benefit of the uninitiated, headed with a brief sketch of the Abbey history. G.E.M. For a fuller and more technical description of the architecture of the Abbey, with illustrations of several parts, readers are referred to Mr. Bonds "Architectural Handbook of Glastonbury Abbey." 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."