Scotland in Early Christian Times \D. Douglas, 1881 - 262 páginas |
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... shrines - The Cathach or Psalter of St. Columba - The Gospels of Lindisfarne - The Book of Kells -Nature and quality of the art of their illuminated decorations -Characteristics of Celtic art - Celtic manuscripts dispersed on the ...
... shrines - The Cathach or Psalter of St. Columba - The Gospels of Lindisfarne - The Book of Kells -Nature and quality of the art of their illuminated decorations -Characteristics of Celtic art - Celtic manuscripts dispersed on the ...
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... shrine as a work of art - The enshrined bell buried at Torrebhlaurn in Argyllshire - The enshrined bell at Guthrie ... Shrines- The Crosier of St. Fillan of Glendochart - Its recent history - Its character as a work of art - Its ...
... shrine as a work of art - The enshrined bell buried at Torrebhlaurn in Argyllshire - The enshrined bell at Guthrie ... Shrines- The Crosier of St. Fillan of Glendochart - Its recent history - Its character as a work of art - Its ...
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... Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy , Dublin Side views of the Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell , in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy , Dublin Bronze Bell at Armagh , inscribed · 200 · 201 203 • 205 ...
... Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy , Dublin Side views of the Shrine of St. Patrick's Bell , in the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy , Dublin Bronze Bell at Armagh , inscribed · 200 · 201 203 • 205 ...
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... shrines , and each of these we shall examine with careful scrutiny , because they have much to tell of the culture of the time , and of the phases by which the systems peculiar to the early Celtic church were gradually eliminated from ...
... shrines , and each of these we shall examine with careful scrutiny , because they have much to tell of the culture of the time , and of the phases by which the systems peculiar to the early Celtic church were gradually eliminated from ...
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... shrines under their guardianship . These relics , as we 2 1 Giraldus Cambrensis , who wrote his Topography of Ireland in 1138 , simply refers to them as ecclesiastical towers , which , after the fashion of the country , are slender ...
... shrines under their guardianship . These relics , as we 2 1 Giraldus Cambrensis , who wrote his Topography of Ireland in 1138 , simply refers to them as ecclesiastical towers , which , after the fashion of the country , are slender ...
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9 inches abbot Abernethy Adamnan ancient antiquity arch archæology Architecture Armagh associated bell of St Bishop Book of Armagh Book of Kells Brecbennoch Brechin bronze building built cashel cell Celtic Church chancel chancelled church character Christian Columba Columcille construction crosier crosier of St culture and civilisation cumdach doorway Drostan dry-built earliest early Celtic Church east end ecclesiastical Egilsay Eilean enclosed evidence existing externally fact feet 6 inches Fillan Gospels ground-plan height Inchcolm inches high inches wide internally Iona Ireland Irish island jambs King land Lindisfarne Lybster manuscripts materials ment monastery monastic Muir's Characteristics Museum nave North Rona Orkney ornamentation Pagan Patrick peculiar Petrie placed preserved rath record relics remains Ronan roof Round Tower rude saint says scientific Scotland Scots Scottish shrine side specimens stone structure style Teampull thick tion twelfth century uncemented west end width window
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Página 132 - After this the mormaer went to entreat the clerics that they should make prayer for the son, that health should come to him ; and he gave in offering to them from Cloch in tiprat to Cloch pette mic Garnait.
Página 132 - God's grace, and he asked of the mormaer, to wit Bede, that he should give it to him ; and he did not give it, and a son of his took an illness after (or in consequence of) refusing the clerics, and he was nearly dead (lit.
Página 133 - Garnait. They made the prayer, and health came to him. After that Columcille gave to Drostan that town, and blessed it, and left as (his) word, 'Whosoever should come against it, let him not be many-yeared [or] victorious.' Drostan's tears came on parting with Columcille. Said Columcill, 'Let DEAR [deara= tears] be its name henceforward.
Página 150 - In one space of about a quarter of an inch superficial, he counted, with a magnifying glass, no less than one hundred and fifty-eight interlacements, of a slender ribbon pattern, formed of white lines, edged by black ones, upon a black ground.
Página 148 - Western world, on account of its singular cover ; and it was found after twenty nights and two months, its gold having been stolen off it, and a sod over it.
Página 214 - Parliament, made anent the registration of probative writs, in all points, whereof the tenor follows : — " ' James, be the grace of God, king of Scottis, to all and sindrie...
Página 112 - ... special providence of God, the sea yearly casts in so much timber as serves them. Their sheep there have wool, but of a blewish colour. There is a chappel in the midst of the isle, where they meet twice or thrice a day. One of the families is hereditary Beddall, and the master of that stands at the altar and prayeth, the rest kneel upon their knees and join with him.
Página 84 - The doorways in these cells are two feet four inches in width, and but three feet six inches in height. On the other side of the chapel are a number of smaller cells, which were only large enough to contain each a single person. They are but six feet long, three feet wide, and four feet high, and most of them are now covered with rubbish. These formed a Laura, like the habitations of the Egyptian ascetics.
Página 216 - Edinburgh, there to remain in all time to come, for the use, benefit, and enjoyment, of the Scottish nation.