| English Church Dedications Contributor(s): Orme, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0859895165 ISBN-13: 9780859895163 Publisher: University of Exeter Press OUR PRICE: $25.74 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1996 Annotation: Church dedications are as widely used as they are little studied, yet their histories are often obscure and complicated. Part One of the books surveys their history in England from Roman times to the present day. Part Two is a detailed list of all 800 ancient parish churches and religious houses in Cornwall and Devon. It shows when their dedications first occur, the changes and misunderstandings that have happened, and the dates of parish feast days. Cornwall is a county of Celtic church dedications, while Devon's resemble those of the rest of England, so the book will be helpful in understanding dedications in both traditions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - History | Europe - Ireland - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 265.920 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.68" W x 9.04" (0.86 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Forgotten after the Reformation, churches were revived on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with many guesses and mistakes, resulting in numerous alterations. Part One surveys their history in England from Roman ties to the present day. Part Two is a list of all 800 ancient parish churches and religious houses in Cornwall and Devon. |