Items matching abbeys taken from A Short History of the English People (1902)

abbeys: The church and other buildings of a monastery or convent

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Pictures from “A Short History of the English People” by J. R. Green M.A., Macmillan, 1902. This book was first published in 1874, and was very successful. I have the illustrated edition, which was edited posthumously by his widow; this is a reissue of the 1892 edition as far as I can tell from the Impressions page. John Richard Green was an English historian (1837 – 1883). I also have England by the same author.

Arches of Cloister of S. Aubin’s Abbey, Angers

A Short History of the English People (1902)

The Abbey of S. Aubin, founded in Merovingian times, seems to have been rebuilt by Geoffrey Greygown and Fulk the Black. “Only one huge tower remains, but fragments of it are still to be seen embedde [...]

Keywords: ruins, pillars, arches, abbeys, occult, spooky, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Angers; Maine-et-Loire; France

Added: 2008-07-07

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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