A Guide to Peterborough Cathedral
Author: George S. Phillips
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Published: 1853
Total Pages: 564
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Author: George S. Phillips
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Published: 1853
Total Pages: 564
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Searle PHILLIPS
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Published: 1843
Total Pages: 130
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Published: 1859
Total Pages: 116
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Francis Young
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 099264044X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Medieval Book of Magical Stones is the first translation of the longest and most comprehensive medieval English treatise on the occult powers of stones and gems, the Peterborough Lapidary. Lapidaries (encyclopaedias of the 'virtues' of stones and minerals) were an essential resource for practitioners of natural and ritual magic as well as medicine. This late fifteenth-century manuscript from the library of Peterborough Cathedral describes 145 stones, portraying them as living beings whose properties range from giving the bearer the power to command spirits and foretell the future to healing numerous illnesses and communicating with spirits and the dead, along with instructions on how to release latent occult power from within stones. Many of the proposed uses of stones resemble the concerns of medieval necromancers, such as invisibility, love magic, power over animals and the creation of magical mirrors. pp. xliii+106; 2 column text; introduction; bibliography; analytical index; 8 b/w illustrations
Author: Rev. Walter Debenham Sweeting
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 0
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Published: 1846
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sir Richard Colt Hoare
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Published: 1840
Total Pages: 818
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Keith W. Reynard
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-03-01
Total Pages: 3653
ISBN-13: 1135475458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis unique and important directory incorporates some 3,200 entries. It covers all types and sizes of museums; galleries of paintings, sculpture and photography; and buildings and sites of particular historic interest. It also provides an extensive index listing over 3,200 subjects. The directory covers national collections and major buildings, but also the more unusual, less well-known and local exhibits and sites. The Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the United Kingdom is an indispensable reference source for any library, an ideal companion for researcher and enthusiast alike, and an essential purchase for anyone with an interest in the cultural and historical collections of the UK. Features include: * Alphabetically listed entries, which are also indexed by subject for ease of reference * Entries include the name and address of the organization, telephone and fax numbers, email and internet addresses, a point of contact, times of opening and facilities for visitors * A breakdown of the collections held by each organization, giving a broad overview of the main collection as a whole * Details of special collections are provided and include the period covered as well as the number of items held.
Author: Frederick Apthorp Paley
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Published: 1859
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ron Baxter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-07-03
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 0429509308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe British Archaeological Association Conference held at Peterborough in 2015 provided a welcome opportunity for a new analysis of the cathedral’s architecture, sculpture and artistic production, and a reassessment of the relationship between the former abbey, the city and its institutions, and the Soke over which it held sway. This ambitious volume casts new light on the Roman occupation of the Nene valley, and the rich Anglo-Saxon sculptural and manuscript context that preceded the construction of the present cathedral, as well as exploring the vital Romanesque tradition of the Soke and the essential contribution of the Barnack quarries. But inevitably the most exciting new disclosures concern the church: its high-quality building campaigns during the 12th to 16th centuries, its abbots’ tombs and the reconstruction of the lost 14th-century High Altar screen from descriptions and loose fragments. Peterborough has attracted the attention of antiquarian scholars since its sacking by Cromwell’s men during the Civil War, and as its secrets are gradually revealed it continues to stimulate the historical imagination.