The History of Tewkesbury (Classic Reprint)
The History of Tewkesbury (Classic Reprint)

Author: James Bennett

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-22

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13: 9780282900922

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Excerpt from The History of Tewkesbury The Editor will be happy to receive communications which may serve to rectify any error, or supply any omission, in the History of Tewkesbury; in order that he may be the better enabled to publish a new edition, should it hereafter be deemed requisite. 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.

Tewkesbury Abbey
Tewkesbury Abbey

Author: Richard K. Morris

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9781904396031

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection of twenty-two illustrated essays celebrates the 900th anniversary of the foundation of Tewkesbury Abbey in 1102 and forms a comprehensive overview of the history of the abbey, its architecture and its many artworks. Contributors discuss the early years of the abbey, its illustrious patrons, such as the de Clares and the Despensers, the identity of the bones in the Clarence Vault, the Benedictine foundation and the Gothic architecture. Further chapters discuss the later medieval additions, the stained glass, floor tiles, the bells, organs and churchyard monuments and recent archaeological investigations.