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    transept arms are capable of holding hundreds of faithful pilgrims who may all see the priest officiating on the main altar located underneath the crossing. (Bultez‚ D.) A very prominent feature in many Romanesque churches is the radiating chapel. In the Abbey Church of Sainte Foy‚ there are 3 small radiating chapels around the main apse and two chapels of unequal size added to the east side of both transept arms (Adams‚ 383). These smaller chapels were dedicated to saints and the Madonna (Zurakowski‚ D)

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    In "Church Going"‚ the poet expresses the same disrespectfulness towards church as "In Westminster Abbey." The Church‚ also known as the house of God‚ is seen by the poet as a current building and all being alike‚ "another church: matting‚ seats‚ and stone..." some brass and stuff" which gives the reader a very dismissive attitude fromthe poet. He agrees with Betjeman that the church disserves no believe or respect "Hatless‚ I take off my cycle-clips in awkward reverence." Instead of commenting

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    happened to be a musician and placed him as a chorister at a young age (Henry Purcell Bio). After he was a little older his voice broke‚so he became an assistant to the organ builder John Hingston (Henry Purcell Bio). In 1674‚ he worked at Westminster Abbey to tune the organ. He followed Matthew Locke as the composer for Charles II’s string orchestra in 1677 (Henry Purcell Bio). Henry Purcell composed his earliest anthem‚ ‘Lord‚

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    and mental severely upset feelings; no doctor can cure him‚ while many believe him cursed and women reject his appearance. As Shardlake becomes sure of the killer’s identity the book draws to a thrilling end result‚ including a deadly scene in the abbey church and a dash across the dangerous seaside low‚ wet land areas in pursuit of the evil person. But‚ even if the mystery is solved‚ this may not be enough to save the monastery of Scarnsea from breaking

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    UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI PROJECT ON “MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIP IN JANE AUSTEN’S EMMA” Submitted by NISHA DEEPAK TAREJA ROLL No. 55 IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT UNDER THE SUBJECT FICTION FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF M.A. IN ENGLISH

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    Publius‚ Vespasian | Parthenon‚ Colosseum‚ Pantheon | Early Christian and Medieval | Medieval architecture is a term used to represent various forms of architecture popular in Medieval Europe. | Pietro Baseggio‚Bernard de Soissons‚Diogo de Boitaca | Abbey of Saint-Denis‚ Salisbury Cathedral‚ Cologne Cathedral | Romanesque | Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe‚ characterized by semi-circular arches‚ and evolving into the Gothic style‚ characterized by pointed arches

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    This quote is repeated twice by the new protagonist‚ John. John is first introduced when Bernard and Lenina traveled to the ‘Savage Reservations’. John got acquainted with the ‘new world’ duo while a sacrificial ceremony was ongoing. When the quote was first cited‚ John showed his anticipation to the discovery of the World State that Bernard Marx planned on taking him to. Prior to his discussion with John‚ Bernard was given consent in bringing the ‘savages’ back to the World State’. Bernard found

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    ancient road‚ although much of the inn’s present structure dates from the eighteenth century. Old Byland‚ as its name implies‚ is one of the former sites chosen by the monks of Byland Abbey in 1143. However‚ its proximity to Rievaulx‚ already well established‚ caused much distress to both monasteries. Each abbey could hear the other’s bells at all hours of day and night‚ this was ‘not fitting and could by no means be endured’. As the later arrivals‚ the Byland monks gave way‚ and in 1147 they moved

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    the subject of Money is repeated throughout the first two lines of the stanza‚ making it clear that it is the main subject of the poem. The author uses vocabulary referring to the Old English‚ using unfamiliar words such as: Ebb‚ Ne’er‚ mitres‚ Abbeys‚ gaineth‚ maketh‚ strow‚ and penitence. Some of these words that I tried to define were categorized Archaic‚ since these words are no longer used in modern

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    November‚ 1327. With William of Baskerville he reached an abbey somewhere along the central ridge of the Apennines. William’s mission was to mediate between delegations from Pope John XXII and Michael of Cesena‚ which would be meeting there. The purpose of this gathering was to ensure Michael’s safe passage to and from the papal palace at Avignon‚ where he hoped to secure endorsement for various church reforms. Upon arriving at the abbey‚ William received a second charge‚ as well: to solve the mysterious

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