Curious Church Customs,
AND COGNATE SUBJECTS.
Edited by William Andrews, F.R.H.S.
Demy 8vo, price 7s. 6d.
Contents:—Sports in Churches—Holy Day Customs—Church Bells: When and Why They were Rung—Inscriptions on Bells—Laws of the Belfry—Ringers’ Jugs—Customs and Superstitions of Baptism—Marriage Customs—Burial Customs—Concerning the Churchyard—Altars in Churches—The Rood Loft and its Uses—Armour in Churches—Beating the Bounds—The Story of the Croiser—Bishops in Battle—The Cloister and its Story—Shorthand in Church—Reminiscences of our Village Church—Index.
“The book is an interesting addition to antiquarian and popular literature.”—The Scotsman.
“A highly interesting work.... There are in all nineteen chapters, containing a large and varied amount of information on many subjects, respecting which the general public are not too well informed.”—Somerset County Herald.
“An extremely interesting work.”—The Bazaar.
“A distinctly valuable addition to the literature dealing with the antiquities of the Church.”—The Evening Post.
“A varied and comprehensive volume, evidently the outcome of much patient research.”—The World.
“The value of the book is greatly enhanced by an admirable index.”—North Eastern Gazette.