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"The Condition of Menevia"

Studies in the History of St Davids Cathedral

Expert analysis of the history of St Davids Cathedral.

This special issue of the Journal of Religious History, Literature and Culture features a series of studies by experts on architecture and church history concerning St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Contributions range across the early and modern history of the cathedral, focusing on some events and periods that particularly shaped the building that we see today.

150 pages | 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 | © 2023

Architecture: British Architecture

History: British and Irish History

Religion: Christianity


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Table of Contents

Introduction
Jonathan M. Wooding: ‘St Davids Before the Cathedral’
Malcolm Thurlby: ‘St Davids Cathedral: the 1182 Church’ 
John Crook, ‘The Shrine of St David’
Nigel Yates: ‘From Nash to Scott: The Maintenance of the Fabric and Worship of St Davids Cathedral 1793-1862’ 
J. Wyn Evans: ‘Llewelyn Lewellin and the Condition of St Davids’
Julian Orbach: ‘Gilbert Scott and the Restoration of St Davids Cathedral’ 
John Morgan-Guy: ‘“The Glow and The Glory”: Contextualizing and Interpreting the Stained Glass of St Davids Cathedral’

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