The Ornaments of the Ministers as Shown on English Monumental Brasses

by H J Clayton and H.J. Clayton

Book Overview

The monumental brasses which lie on the floors of so many of our ancient parish churches do not profess to furnish us, except in rare and late examples, with portraits of the persons to whose memory they were made and laid down. They are, however, of considerable value as guides to the costumes worn by knights, civilians, judges, ladies, and ecclesiastics, from the latter part of the thirteenth century up to the end of the seventeenth century . ...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666794325
• ISBN13: 9781666794328
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"