Excerpt: ...the dignity of a cathedral when the bishopric was removed from Crediton, and of the Norman church erected by Warelwast, a nephew of the Conqueror, only the two massive towers are standing, the remainder of the building belonging almost Pg 35 entirely to the late Decorated style, of which it is one of the most beautiful examples we possess. The city of Exeter does not appear to have been divided into parishes until the year 1222, in pursuance then no doubt of Archbishop Langton's Constitution of the same year. ...
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Excerpt: ...the dignity of a cathedral when the bishopric was removed from Crediton, and of the Norman church erected by Warelwast, a nephew of the Conqueror, only the two massive towers are standing, the remainder of the building belonging almost Pg 35 entirely to the late Decorated style, of which it is one of the most beautiful examples we possess. The city of Exeter does not appear to have been divided into parishes until the year 1222, in pursuance then no doubt of Archbishop Langton's Constitution of the same year. The Cathedral itself was first constituted a parish by being placed under the charge of a single dignitary, the dean, by Bishop Briwere, in 1225. Four years after he ascended the throne in 1042, Edward the Confessor gave the united bishopric of Crediton and Cornwall to his chaplain, Leofric, who, observing that Crediton was an open town, difficult to fortify against the Danish raiders, obtained from Pope Leo IX permission to remove the episcopal see to Exeter, when the Benedictine minster of St. Mary and St. Peter became the cathedral church of the diocese. Although no part of this church remains, an ancient seal of the Cathedral is of special interest as showing some of the architectural features of the Saxon church. It depicts the west front with two towers, the northern square and the southern circular, the latter surmounted by a cross, and pierced by three round openings in the walls. There are two porches, one in the centre the other in the north tower, and the walls show indications of characteristic Saxon masonry. On the cen Pg 36 tral roof is a large fl
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Used-Good. Good hardback in Good price-clipped dustjacket. War economy standard. Previous owner's name; pages clean; insect damage to top margin of p.61-end (text not affected), & edges of front end paper; binding tight; dust jacket price-clipped, a little worn at edges. Pictured by E. W Haslehust.
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VeryGood unmarked, sunned spine, small tear to front endpaper, worn spine ends. An illustrated tour of the city of Exeter UK. Solid clean tight copy. Charming color plates. 6-3/4 x 9-1/4, 64 pp, full-page color plates.
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