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The secrets of a great cathedral

The secrets of a great cathedral

by H. D. M. Spence-Jones

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Author
Spence-Jones, H. D. M. (Henry Donald Maurice), 1836-1917
Original Publication
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., 1914.
Credits
deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
NA: Fine Arts: Architecture
Subject
Cathedrals -- Europe
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 77195
Release Date
November 8, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.THE SECRETS OF A GREAT CATHEDRAL
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.INTRODUCTORY
  6. 6.CONTENTS
  7. 7.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. 8.ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE
  9. 9.NORMAN-ROMANESQUE
  10. 10.THE CAMPANILE OR BELL TOWER
  11. 11.PASSING OF ROMANESQUE
  12. 12.THE TRIFORIUM
  13. 13.THE LADY CHAPEL
  14. 14.An Appendix on two remarkable Architectural Features in the Lady Chapel of Gloucester. — The Churches or Oratories of “S. Gwithian” and “Perranzabuloe” on the north coast of Cornwall.
  15. 15.THE CRYPT — Of the principal terms used in this study on the Crypt.
  16. 16.THE CRYPT OF S. PETER ON THE VATICAN HILL The Story of a Tomb
  17. 17.THE CLOISTER
  18. 18.APPENDIX — Traces of Games played by Novices and Boys in the Cloisters — S. PETRONILLA’S ALTAR — The earliest Historical Detail existing in connection with the Gloucester Abbey — The Wanderings of the Remains of S. Petronilla
  19. 19.INDEX
  20. 20.FOOTNOTES:

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