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An Archaeological History of Hermitages and Eremitic Communities in Medieval Britain and Beyond
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 192

An Archaeological History of Hermitages and Eremitic Communities in Medieval Britain and Beyond

Many hermitages and eremitic communities are recorded throughout the medieval period, yet to date, there has been no comprehensive archaeological study. This richly illustrated book will consequently discuss a range of hermitages and introduce the reader to their architectural forms, spaces, location and environments as well as the religious practices associated with them. It will focus primarily on the British material but will nonetheless consider this within a wider comparative framework. Overall, it will offer an archaeological history of hermitages and presents a unique window into a lost world of medieval spirituality and religious life. Key related themes will include the earliest arc...

The Archaeological History of Hermitages and Eremitic Communities in Medieval Britain and Beyond
  • Language: en

The Archaeological History of Hermitages and Eremitic Communities in Medieval Britain and Beyond

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2023
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  • Publisher: Unknown

"Despite the existence of many hermitages and eremitic communities recorded throughout the medieval period, they have, somewhat surprisingly, received little archaeological attention. Consequently, this book offers an archaeological history of hermitages and eremitic communities, with reference to key examples and case-studies. It has a particular emphasis on the British medieval period, but it also contextualises this within a wider comparative framework. Many hermitages and eremitic communities are recorded throughout the medieval period, yet to date there has been no comprehensive archaeological study. This richly illustrated book will consequently discuss a range of hermitages and introd...

A sketch of St. Catherine's hermitage, near Bath; in a letter to Sir John O'Carroll, Bart. at Brussels. [By P. Thicknesse.]
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 20
The Hermit in the Garden
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 199

The Hermit in the Garden

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-03-28
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

Tracing its distant origins to the villa of the Roman emperor Hadrian in the second century AD, the eccentric phenomenon of the ornamental hermit enjoyed its heyday in the England of the eighteenth century It was at this time that it became highly fashionable for owners of country estates to commission architectural follies for their landscape gardens. These follies often included hermitages, many of which still survive, often in a ruined state. Landowners peopled their hermitages either with imaginary hermits or with real hermits - in some cases the landowner even became his own hermit. Those who took employment as garden hermits were typically required to refrain from cutting their hair or...

A Description of the Hermitage of Warkworth
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 12

A Description of the Hermitage of Warkworth

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1796
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The History of India from the Earliest Ages
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 776

The History of India from the Earliest Ages

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1869
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Excursion and Wordsworth's Iconography
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 336

The Excursion and Wordsworth's Iconography

Through a wide variety of verbal and pictorial references, this book demonstrates how Wordsworth's iconography, albeit apparently 'collateral', makes crucial contributions to his central arguments and preoccupations in The Excursion, as well as in his other major works.

The History of India from the Earliest Ages: The Rámáyana and the Brahmanic period
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 786

The History of India from the Earliest Ages: The Rámáyana and the Brahmanic period

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1869
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The Story of Follies
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 407

The Story of Follies

A beautifully illustrated history of these quirky ornamental buildings in gardens across the globe. Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but they suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this visually stunning book, Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural context, looks at their social and political significance, and highlights their relevance today. She explores follies built in protest, follies in Oriental and Gothic styles, animal-related follies, waterside follies and grottoes, and, finally, follies in glass and steel. Featuring many fine illustrations, from historical paintings to contemporary photographs and prints, and taking in follies from Great Britain to Ireland, throughout Europe, and beyond, The Story of Follies is an amusing and informative guide to fanciful, charming buildings.

The Hermit in the Garden
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 282

The Hermit in the Garden

The curious and intriguing tale of the garden hermit - from imperial Rome to the ornamental gnome, via the often sumptuous landscaped gardens of Georgian England.