An introduction to English church architecture from the eleventh to the sixteenth century (1913)
Bond, Francis, d. 1918 · London, New York, [etc] H. Milford, Oxford University Press · leaf 263
istered, and the prayer of commendation for the soul of the recluse was offered ; parts of the service for the burial of the dead were also read, the anchorage being regarded as a sepulchre, in which the recluse would henceforth be dead to the world.1 As a matter of fact the anchorite was by no… … G- G. B. Kingsland, Hereford ankeresses became shocking old gossips, as much in request for charms and potions as for ghostly counsel. There were plenty of candidates for the profession ; at Norwich there were at least nine ankerholds attached to various churches; even monks, friars, parish…
Church architecture · Cathedrals
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