. Un breve resoconto di antico e moderno stato di città e nei pressi di Lichfield. stato osservato prima che il stainedglass che era originariamente collocato nella windowsof questa chiesa fu completamente distrutta nel civilwar. Ciò che ora adorna il principale-Win dows del coro è stato ottenuto dal Decano andChapter nel 1802, attraverso il capace e generousassistance di Sir Brooke Boothby, Bart, chi, viaggiando attraverso i Bishoprick di Liegi inGermany, dopo che era stata sotto il dominio del francese, ha visitato il disciolto abbazia di Herck-enrode* qui venti-cinque monache regolari di theGistertian ordine,

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. A Short account of the ancient and modern state of the city and close of Lichfield. been before observed, that the stainedglass which was formerly placed in the windowsof this church, was totally destroyed in the civilwar. That which now adorns the principal win-dows of the choir was obtained by the Dean andChapter in 1802, through the able and generousassistance of Sir Brooke Boothby, Bart, who, travelling- through the Bishoprick of Liege inGermany, after it was under the dominion ofthe French, visited the dissolved abbey of Herck-enrode* Here twenty-five regular nuns of theGistertian order, all of noble extraction, had beenin possession of a splendid revenue; and rebuildingtheir Chapel in the Kith century, had adornedthe windows with the choicest productions ofthe glass-staining art. This was precisely the period when the arthad attained its highest pitch of perfection.For at this time the technical knowledge, by * This abbey was founded in 1182, by Gerard Compte doLooz and Mary his wife, and was esteemed one of the richestand most magnificent in the low countiies.B. < <a . <N - g. ^ %< *. ^ iK <* - *? S 5 s a ; 5 is 5 t 1 - a - t •! * s . ?=j - ? £ or i ;., *, ;. K - t. *, ;. K - c * :. KS - •. ^ - to - PAINTED WINDOWS. 9 from the base, on which it apparently rests, ) tothe more intricate combinations of the floridgothic. It has been before observed, that the stainedglass which was formerly placed in the windowsof this church, was totally destroyed in the civilwar. That which now adorns the principal win-dows of the choir was obtained by the Dean andChapter in 1802, through the able and generousassistance of Sir Brooke Boothby, Bart, who, travelling- through the Bishoprick of Liege inGermany, after it was under the dominion ofthe French, visited the dissolved abbey of Herck-enrode.* Here twenty-five regular nuns of theCistertian order, all of noble extraction, had beenin possession of a splendid revenue; and rebuilding-their Chapel in the 10th

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• bookyear1819