Ecclesiastical curiosities / edited by William Andrews
1899, 1st Edition. London : W. Andrews & co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Item #332174
Physical description: 4 p. l., 250 pages: incl. illus., plates. front., plates. ; 23 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographic notes. Contents: The church door, by G.S. Tyack.--Sacrificial foundations, by England Howlett.--The building of the English cathedrals, by G.S. Tyack.--Ye chappell of Oure Ladye, by J.H. Stamp.--Some famous spires, by J.T. Page.--The five of spades and the church of Ashton-under-Lyne, by J.E. Bailey.--Bells and their messages, by Edward Bradbury.--Stories about bells, by J.P. Briscoe.--Concerning font-lore, by P.O. Hill.--Watching-chambers in churches, by G.S. Tyack.--Church chests, by G.S. Tyack.--An antiquarian problem: the leper window, by William White.--Mazes, by G.S. Tyack.--Church-yard superstitions, by Theodore Johnson.--Curious announcements in the church, by R.W. Rees.--Big bones preserved in churches, by R.W. Rees.--Samuel Pepys at church. Subjects: Christian antiquities England. Church buildings England. Churches England. Cathedrals England History. Church buildings England History. Church history Miscellanea. Christian antiquities England. Churches England. Church buildings England. Christian antiquities. Church buildings. England. Church Customs. Genre: Illustrated.
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