A history of Ely Cathedral / edited by Peter Meadows and Nigel Ramsay.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meadows, Peter, 1958-

Ramsay, Nigel.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ely Cathedral--History.

Ely Cathedral.

History.

Ely (England)--Church history.

Ely (England).

Physical Description:

xxx, 434 pages, 96 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2003.

Summary:

The history of the cathedral from 672 to the present day, including architecture and furnishings, liturgy and music, and archives and library.

Contents:

Ely abbey 672-1109 / Simon Keynes

Ely 1109-1539 : priory, community and town / Dorothy Owen

Benedictine observance at Ely : the intellectual, liturgical and spiritual evidence considered / Joan Greatrex

The architecture and sculpture of Ely Cathedral in the Norman period / Eric Fernie

The Gothic cathedral : new building in a historic context / John Maddison

The monastic buildings / Philip Dixon

Library and archives / Nigel Ramsay

The dean and chapter, reformation to restoration : 1541-1660 / Ian Atherton

Dean and chapter restored, 1660-1836 / Peter Meadows

The history of the fabric from 1541 to 1836 / Thomas Cocke

Music and liturgy to 1644 / Ian Payne

Music and liturgy 1660-1836 / Nicholas Thistlethwaite

The library and archives, 1541-1836 / Nigel Ramsay

Ely Cathedral 1836-1980 / Frances Knight

Cathedral restoration : fabric and furnishings 1836-1980 / Peter Meadows

Music 1836-1980 / Nicholas Thistlethwaite

The library and archives, 1836-2000 / Nigel Ramsay

Ely cathedral 1980-2000 / Michael Higgins.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0851159451

OCLC:

51304111