Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from London Before the Fire of 1666: With an Historical Account of the Parish, the Ward, and the Church of St. Giles Without Cripplegate, Brought Down to the Present Time
Stephen, grandson of the Conqueror, was crowned at Westminster, December The year following another calamitous fire nearly destroyed the city from Aldgate to St. Paul's, and materially damaged London Bridge, which, with the dwelling-houses, was mostly built of timber. With stephen ended the Norman line, an epoch memorable for the introduction of improved methods of cultivating land. Architecture was a prominent feature of Norman rule magnificent churches replaced the decayed structures of the Saxons, developing the Norman style of round arches, zig-zag mouldings, and quaint carving. The monks were famous for sculpture and painting their illuminated missals and other ecclesiastical books displayed great art, of which the few that remain are striking specimens. Wealthy m'er chants were designated barons, large landowners were barons and knights. Dinner and supper appear to have been the only meals of the Normans; the court and aristocracy dined at nine in the morning and supped at five in the afternoon.
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