Author: George Forrest Browne
Title: The Ancient Cross Shafts at Bewcastle and Ruthwell Enlarged from the Rede Lecture
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1916. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this uncommon volume containing George Forrest Browne's Rede Lecture on ancient church crosses. The English bishop George Forrest Browne offers and enlarged version of his Rede lecture on the ancient cross shafts of Bewcastle and Ruthwell churches. The Sir Robert Rede lecture is a annual appointment to give a public lecture at the University of Cambridge, and for his 1916 lecture Browne discusses the crosses at Bewcastle and Ruthwell crosses, touching on their history, their relation to other ancient monuments. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper, 'M. H. Chambers. 1946&apos. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

Keywords: The Ancient Cross Shafts at Bewcastle and Ruthwell Rede Lecture First Edition Illustrated Rede Lecture Religious Architecture Various


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