Winchester Cathedral Its Monuments And Memorials With Illustrations By Dorothy Collins

Author : John Vaughan
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ISBN 13 : 9781332212491
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Winchester Cathedral written by John Vaughan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Winchester Cathedral: Its Monuments and Memorials It is not the purpose of the present volume to deal specially with the architecture of Winchester Cathedral. That has been done, and well done, by several competent authorities, especially by Professor Willis of Cambridge, whose masterly paper on The Architectural History of the Cathedral was published in the Proceedings of the Archaeological Institute for 1845. Rather is it an attempt, as the title of the book indicates, to call to mind the inarticulate, often the forgotten memories, which lie concealed in the monuments and memorials of the Cathedral. That the Cathedral is remarkably rich in this respect will be admitted. Not only does it preserve, in its unique mortuary chests, the bones of many of the Saxon and Danish kings; not only are its mediaeval monuments of exceptional value and interest; not only are its chantries among the most magnificent in the kingdom; but since the time of the Reformation as many as a thousand individuals have been interred within its walls. Of these the vast majority are naturally unknown beyond the range of local or diocesan history; but in not a few instances a marble leger-stone or mural monument will be found to enshrine a biography of more than passing interest. The task has been no light or easy one, and has involved considerable research at the British Museum and elsewhere. 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."