10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FERETORIES»
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feretories in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
feretories and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Journal of the British Archaeological Association
The shrines, or feretories, which once adorned most of our cathedrals and larger
churches, were profusely enriched with gold and precious stones, which made
them tempting objects of private rapacity at the time of the reformation. Mr. Pugin
...
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Journal of the British Archaeological Association
The shrines, or feretories, which once adorned most of our cathedrals and larger
churches, were profusely enriched with gold and precious stones, which made
them tempting objects of private rapacity at the time of the reformation. Mr. Pugin
...
3
Relics and Writing in Late Medieval England
to within or behind the choir), tomb shrines were, in many respects, easier for
pilgrims to touch and approach than late medieval feretories. John Blair, Nicola
Coldstream, John Crook, Tim TattonBrown, and others havemade it clearthat the
...
4
Arthurian Literature XVI
The relic-lists also give a sense of the physical disposition of the feretories and
thus suggest something about how they were deployed in liturgical processions.
Trinity listed a total of approximately twenty-three reliquaries as well as a number
...
James P. Carley, Felicity Riddy, 1998
5
Glastonbury Abbey and the Arthurian Tradition
The relic- lists also give a sense of the physical disposition of the feretories and
thus suggest something about how they were deployed in liturgical processions.
Trinity listed a total of approximately twenty-three reliquaries as well as a number
...
6
The Antiquaries Journal
Its form was more wholeheartedly architectural than other known English
examples, and may be compared with contemporary Continental feretories. The
illustrations also inform current understanding of the controversy surrounding the
true ...
Mr. Pugin in his Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament Bays, " A shrine is a rich
case to enclose the body, or chief relics of a Saint Many of these that were
portable were called Feretories. Feretory in its strict senso signifies a Bier, but as
the ...
8
A dictionary of terms in art
They took the forms of altar shrines, portable feretories, hollow crosses, or
transparent ampuls, mounted on metal feet, as altar furniture ; exhibiting a
surprising variety of form and enrichment; and it is scarcely possible, in the
compass of this ...
Frederick William Fairholt, 1870
9
Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume
Feretories were reserved in churches in the following different positions : — 1 .
Under the altar. See Plate ; also, the account of the shrines under the altar of
Bayeux Cathedral, given below. 2. Over the altar, on a beam, as over the ancient
High ...
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1868
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Glossary of ecclesiastical ornament and costume... a secon ...
Feretories were reserved in churches in the following different positions : — 1.
Under the altar. See Plate ; also, the account of the shrines under the altar of
Bayeux Cathedral, given below. 2. Over the altar, on a beam, as over the ancient
High ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FERETORIES»
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Dam Threatens Ancient Buddhist Stone Carvings
Using hammers and chisels, they crafted images of Buddhist feretories in front of which pilgrims light bowls of incense. Captions comment on ... «Spiegel Online, Apr 07»
