“The book is eminently readable, and may be taken up at any moment with the certainty that something suggestive or entertaining will present itself.”—Glasgow Citizen.
Elegantly bound in cloth gilt, demy 8vo., 7s. 6d.
Curious Church Gleanings,
Edited by WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.,
Author of “Curiosities of the Church,” “Old Church Lore,” etc.
CONTENTS:—
What to Look for in an Old Church—Early Church Dedications—The Church Porch—The Lights of a Mediæval Church—Concerning Crosses—Misericordes—Church Gilds—Pews of the Past—The Bishop’s Throne—Chantries—Hagioscopes—Some English Shrines—The Church and the Well of St. Chad—Burials in Woollen—Hearse: How a Word has Changed its Meaning—Heart Burials of English Persons—Boy-Bishops—Gleanings from a Parish Chest—A carefully compiled Index.
ILLUSTRATED.
Press Opinions.
“The volume, which is beautifully printed and illustrated, will fascinate the reader by its diversity, its instructive exposition, and its record of what is odd, mystical, and glorious in the Church’s annals.”—Birmingham Daily Gazette.
“A most entertaining work, and useful to antiquaries and sociologists as a book of reference.”—Leeds Mercury.