The Three Choirs: A Handbook to the Cathedrals of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester: A Complete Description of the Buildings, a History of Each Diocese and Biographical Notices of the Bishops — John Shaqi
The Three Choirs: A Handbook to the Cathedrals of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester: A Complete Description of the Buildings, a History of Each Diocese and Biographical Notices of the BishopsKing, R. J. (Richard John)
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The Three Choirs: A Handbook to the Cathedrals of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester: A Complete Description of the Buildings, a History of Each Diocese and Biographical Notices of the Bishops
SOUTH TRANSEPT 39
ARCHIVE ROOM AND CHAPTER LIBRARY 41
MEDIÆVAL MAP OF THE WORLD 41
CLOISTERS 44
CHAPTER-HOUSE 45
EXTERIOR OF NORTH TRANSEPT 46
STANBERY CHAPEL--CRYPT 47
COLLEGE OF VICARS CHORAL 49
EPISCOPAL PALACE 49
PART II.
HISTORY OF THE SEE, WITH SHORT NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL BISHOPS.
PAGE
PUTTA, THE FIRST SAXON BISHOP 51
ÆTHELSTAN 52
LEOFGAR 53
WALTER OF LORRAINE--ROBERT DE LOSING 54
GERARD--REINHELM--GEOFFRY DE CLIVE 55
ROBERT DE BETHUNE 56
GILBERT FOLIOT 57
PETER D’ACQUABLANCA 59
JOHN BRETON--THOMAS CANTILUPE 60
SWINFIELD--ORLETON 63
JOHN STANBERY 65
FRANCIS GODWIN 69
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
GENERAL VIEW FROM NORTH-EAST _Frontispiece._
PLAN _To face page_ 1
PLATE
I. ARCHES OF NAVE 7
II. THE ALTAR-SCREEN, OR REREDOS 17
III. BAY OF NORTH TRANSEPT 20
IV. PEDESTAL OF THE SHRINE OF BISHOP CANTILUPE 23
V. MONUMENT OF BISHOP D’ACQUABLANCA, FROM THE
NORTH TRANSEPT 27
VI. BISHOP STANBERY’S CHAPEL 28
VII. COFFIN-SLAB IN THE NORTH TRANSEPT 31
WINDOW IN LADY-CHAPEL 32
VIII. EASTERN BAY OF THE LADY-CHAPEL 33
IX. SCREEN OF BISHOP AUDLEY’S CHANTRY 36
X. BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY 41
XI. ANCIENT MAP 42
XII. CLOISTERS AND “LADIES’ ARBOUR” 45
[Illustration: GROUND PLAN, Scale, 100 ft. to 1 in.]
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL.
PART I.
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