The Churches of Coventry: A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.html.images | 241 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.epub3.images | 4.4 MB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.epub.images | 4.3 MB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.epub.noimages | 155 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.kf8.images | 4.6 MB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.kindle.images | 4.6 MB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11403.txt.utf-8 | 182 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11403/pg11403-h.zip | 4.5 MB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Woodhouse, Frederic W. |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | w10000116 |
| Title | The Churches of Coventry: A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains |
| Credits |
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith M. Eckrich, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net |
| Summary | "The Churches of Coventry: A Short History of the City & Its Medieval Remains" by Frederic W. Woodhouse is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work provides an in-depth exploration of the architectural and social significance of Coventry's medieval churches and their relationship to the city's history, particularly through the lens of monastic influence and urban development. At the start of the text, Woodhouse outlines the historical context of Coventry, touching on its foundational events involving significant figures such as Earl Leofric and Countess Godiva. He discusses the city's medieval period, highlighting its role as a marketplace and a site of important trade and religious life. The author establishes a connection between the city’s growth and the establishment of its monasteries, detailing the evolution of its churches and the societal framework surrounding their construction and maintenance. The opening sets the stage for a thematic exploration of the churches that embody the cultural and historical legacy of Coventry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | NA: Fine Arts: Architecture |
| Subject | Coventry (England) -- History |
| Subject | Churches -- England -- Coventry |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 11403 |
| Release Date | Feb 11, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 123 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
