| Church Treasury of History, Custom and Folklore Contributor(s): Andrews, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766136698 ISBN-13: 9780766136694 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: A collection of essays by various authors on curious subjects peripheral to the history of the Church. Contents: Stave-kirks; Curious Churches in Cornwall; Holy Wells; Hermits and hermit-cells; Church wakes; Fortified Church towers; Knights Templars - their Churches and their privileges; English Mediaeval pilgrimages; Pilgrims' signs; Human skin on Church doors; Animals of the church, in wood, stone, and bronze; Queries in stones; Pictures in Churches; Flowers and the rites of the Church; Ghost-layers and ghost-laying; Church walks; Westminster waxworks; Illustrated. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 8.32" W x 11.08" (1.58 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
