Cambrian Archaeological Association:Archaeologia cambrensis
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...Leaving the Cathedral, the next place visited was the Church of Nôtre Dame de Kreizker with its fine carved and vaulted porch, but chiefly remarkable for its splendid spire, 80 mètres high, which Vauban declared to bo one of the boldest pieces of architecture he had ever seen. Like Boston Stump, in Lincolnshire, it forms a prominent landmark ? ? flat country. The interior, which is used as a collegiate church, is not particularly interesting. The Cemetery of St. Pierre.--Before adjourning to a most excellent luncheon that was prepared for the party at the Hôtel de France, a short time was spent in walking through the Cemetery. Hero were seen several specimens of the curious skull-boxes peculiar to Brittany, placed on the ledges of structures specially provided for the purpose at intervals round the boundary-wall. Some time after death, the bodies that have been buried in the cemeteries are exhumed by their relations; the bones are deposited in a building called an Ossuary, attached to the burial-ground; and the skulls are each placed in a box looking like a diminutive dog-kennel, with a heart-shaped hole pierced in the front. The name of the deceased and the date of death are also painted on the front, and the gable-ends are usually surmounted by a cross. The skull-boxes are not intended to open. Rosco/.--In the afternoon the party took the train to RoscofF, a pri-tty little watering-place three miles north of St. Pol de Léon, starting at 1.56 P.m., and arriving at 2.9 P.m. Here the first object claiming our attention, not so much on account of its architectural pretensions, which are few, bat because of its deeply interesting historical associations, was the chapel built by Mary Queen of Scots, and... Cambrian Archaeological Association, Books, History, Archaeologia cambrensis Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: W. Pickering in 1890 in 434 pages; Subjects: Wales; History / General; History / Europe / Great Britain; Travel / Europe / Great Britain;<
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Cambrian Archaeological Association:Archaeologia cambrensis
- neues Buch ISBN: 9780217439206
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … Mehr…
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...Leaving the Cathedral, the next place visited was the Church of Nôtre Dame de Kreizker with its fine carved and vaulted porch, but chiefly remarkable for its splendid spire, 80 mètres high, which Vauban declared to bo one of the boldest pieces of architecture he had ever seen. Like Boston Stump, in Lincolnshire, it forms a prominent landmark ? ? flat country. The interior, which is used as a collegiate church, is not particularly interesting. The Cemetery of St. Pierre.--Before adjourning to a most excellent luncheon that was prepared for the party at the Hôtel de France, a short time was spent in walking through the Cemetery. Hero were seen several specimens of the curious skull-boxes peculiar to Brittany, placed on the ledges of structures specially provided for the purpose at intervals round the boundary-wall. Some time after death, the bodies that have been buried in the cemeteries are exhumed by their relations; the bones are deposited in a building called an Ossuary, attached to the burial-ground; and the skulls are each placed in a box looking like a diminutive dog-kennel, with a heart-shaped hole pierced in the front. The name of the deceased and the date of death are also painted on the front, and the gable-ends are usually surmounted by a cross. The skull-boxes are not intended to open. Rosco/.--In the afternoon the party took the train to RoscofF, a pri-tty little watering-place three miles north of St. Pol de Léon, starting at 1.56 P.m., and arriving at 2.9 P.m. Here the first object claiming our attention, not so much on account of its architectural pretensions, which are few, bat because of its deeply interesting historical associations, was the chapel built by Mary Queen of Scots, and... Cambrian Archaeological Association, Books, History, Archaeologia cambrensis Books>History, General Books LLC<
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