Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth . e, Lincolnshire: circ. 1280 . . . .146 Remains of a Brass, Croft, Lincolnshire . . . .147 Stone Coffin-lid, Brandon, Suffolk .147 Monument of Jorwerth Sulien, Corwen Church . . .148Monumental Stone, Stoke, Lincolnshire . . .149Semi-effigial Brass to John de Eastbury and Wife, Lambourne, Berks : circ. 1400 . .150 Head of Pastoral Staff, Temple Ch
Christian monuments in England and Wales : an historical and descriptive sketch of the various classes of sepulchral monuments which have been in use in this country from about the era of the Norman conquest to the time of Edward the Fourth . e, Lincolnshire: circ. 1280 . . . .146 Remains of a Brass, Croft, Lincolnshire . . . .147 Stone Coffin-lid, Brandon, Suffolk .147 Monument of Jorwerth Sulien, Corwen Church . . .148Monumental Stone, Stoke, Lincolnshire . . .149Semi-effigial Brass to John de Eastbury and Wife, Lambourne, Berks : circ. 1400 . .150 Head of Pastoral Staff, Temple Church, London . . .150Brass to Rauf de Cobham, Esq., Cobham Church, Kent: 1405, 4th Henry IV 151 Brass to Walter Frilende, Rector and Founder, Oakham Church, Surrey : circ. 1370, 44th Edward III 153 Brass to John Alderburne, Lewknor Church, Oxfordshire : circ. 1370, 43d Edward III 153 Palimpsest Brass to Thomas Cod, Vicar, St. Margarets Church, Rochester : 1465, 5th Edward IV 154 Small Mural Semi-effigial Monument, north wall of Chancel, Nar- borough, Norfolk . . . . .155 Semi-effigial Monument, Lichfield Cathedral . . .156 Arcade and Semi-effigial Monument, Lichfield Cathedral . .156. In RaveninAham Church, Norfolk. Christian JHmtuments fit CnijlanU anU »ales. INTRODUCTION. For several ages had the Christian religion been finally establishedin Britain, before there appears to have prevailed amongst our an-cestors of those early times any system of sepulchral commemora-tion, of which the vestiges yet remain, visible and tangible, andof indisputable authenticity. With the close of the sixth century took place the conversionof Ethelbert: and this most important event having led to the B 2 CHRISTIAN MONUMENTS gradual diffusion of Christianity throughout the seven Saxonkingdoms, we may reasonably infer that, during the course ofthe seventh century of the Christian era, heathen sepulchralrites and heathen monumental memorials had in this countryfallen into genera
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