"city of Hereford with its modern shopping centre and ancient cathedral. The cathedral houses two treasures which any visitor to the area must see, the fabulous medieval world map the Mappa Mundi and an extraordinary Chained Library of priceless medieval and Anglo Saxon manuscripts. Twenty miles into Wales stands the town of Brecon and its cathedral. Dwarfed by the mountains of the Brecon Beacons National Park, this is unrivalled walking country. Our nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, the 'Town of books'. Hay boasts dozens of facilities. Antiquarian booksellers, from the tiny to the world's largest. Even the castle ruins have been"
"the Cathedral and All Saints' Church. The new Library Building in the south east corner of the cathedral close opened in 1996. An open-access high-resolution digital image of the map with more than 1,000 place and name annotations is included among the thirteen medieval maps of the world edited in the Virtual Mappa project. Drawn on a single sheet of vellum, it measures 158 cm by 133 cm, some in diameter and is the largest medieval map known still to exist. The writing is in black ink, with additional red and gold, and blue or green for water (with the"
"Mappa mundi A mappa mundi (Latin ; plural = ""mappae mundi"") is any medieval European map of the world. Such maps range in size and complexity from simple schematic maps or less across to elaborate wall maps, the largest of which was in diameter. The term derives from the Medieval Latin words ""mappa"" (cloth or chart) and ""mundi"" (of the world). Approximately 1,100 mappae mundi are known to have survived from the Middle Ages. Of these some 900 are found illustrating manuscripts and the remainder exist as stand-alone documents. Extant mappae mundi come in several distinct varieties, including: Medieval world"
"Psalter world map Psalter World Map is the name historiography gave to a medieval world map that has been found in a psalter. This ""mappa mundi"" is now conserved at the British Library in London. The small map (c. high) shows a lot of detail. It was written around 1260; the author is unknown. According to historian Anna-Dorothee von den Brincken, it looks like a small version of the Ebstorf Map from Northern Germany. It is a typical ""mappa mundi"" that does not only show the geographical and historical knowledge, but also puts it into the frame of salvation history."
"Mappa Mundi written by Venetian monk Mauro or the 1481 Wilczek-Brown Codex, both of which re-invent ""Geographia"". How this codex made its way from Venice to England is unclear but was probably due to the Mediterranean Sea-North Sea maritime trade of the 15th and 16th centuries. Robert Burscough owned the manuscript some time prior to his death. Ms. 3686 was sold by Burscough's widow in May 1715 to Robert Harley when it became part of his Harley's private collection. The collection in total passed through various members of the Harley family before being sold to the British Government by Margaret"
"allows visitors to tour and view the library's original books, furniture, and chains. Another chained library is the Malatestiana Library in Cesena near Bologna in Italy, dating back to the Italian Renaissance. A lot of work has gone into rebuilding and preserving these great libraries. For example, many workers, over a decade, and massive monetary donations were spent to restore the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library museum located in Hereford, England. Built over 900 years ago, the library fell into disrepair and faced destruction. The oldest chained book found in the library is the Hereford Gospels. Written in the eighth"
"Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, officially known as the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool and the mother church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. The Grade II* Metropolitan Cathedral is one of Liverpool's many listed buildings. To distinguish it from the Anglican Liverpool Cathedral, locals call it the ""Catholic Cathedral"". Nicknames for the building include ""Paddy's Wigwam"", ""The Pope's Launching Pad"", and ""The Mersey Funnel"". The cathedral's architect, Frederick Gibberd, was the winner of a worldwide design competition. Construction began in 1962 and was completed in"
"Jesus Christ appears in the East (i.e. ""above""), as the maps of Christian Middle Ages have East above, not North, giving a blessing with his right hand. An open-access high-resolution digital image of the map with place and name annotations is included among the thirteen medieval maps of the world edited in the Virtual Mappa project. Psalter world map Psalter World Map is the name historiography gave to a medieval world map that has been found in a psalter. This ""mappa mundi"" is now conserved at the British Library in London. The small map (c. high) shows a lot of"
"all, though this is minority opinion. Modena Cathedral Modena Cathedral ( but colloquially known as simply ""Duomo di Modena"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. Consecrated in 1184, it is an important Romanesque building in Europe and a World Heritage Site. Since the 5th century, two churches had existed on the site of the present cathedral: the discovery of the burial site of Saint"
"Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral, or the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, in London is the mother church of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The site on which the cathedral stands in the City of Westminster was purchased by the Diocese of Westminster in 1885. Westminster Cathedral is the largest Catholic church building in England and Wales and the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. John Betjeman called it ""a masterpiece in striped brick and stone in an intricate pattern of bonding, the domes being all-brick in order to prove that the good"
"Liverpool Cathedral Liverpool Cathedral is the Church of England Cathedral of the Diocese of Liverpool, built on St James's Mount in Liverpool and is the seat of the Bishop of Liverpool. It may be referred to as the Cathedral Church of Christ in Liverpool (as recorded in the Document of Consecration) or the Cathedral Church of the Risen Christ, Liverpool, being dedicated to Christ 'in especial remembrance of his most glorious Resurrection'. Liverpool Cathedral is the largest cathedral and religious building in Britain. The cathedral is based on a design by Giles Gilbert Scott, and was constructed between 1904 and"
"about 90 years, until Pope Clement VIII transferred it to another palace in Modena, Italy. More than two centuries later, in 1859, the palace was ransacked and the Cantino Map lost. It was found by Giuseppe Boni, Director of the Biblioteca Estense, in that same year, in a butcher’s store in Modena. The Cantino world map can currently be found in Modena, Italy, at the Biblioteca Estense. The Cantino planisphere is the earliest extant example of the so-called ""latitude chart"", which was developed following the introduction of astronomical navigation, during the second half of the fifteenth century. Contrarily to the"
"the Hereford Mappa Mundi in 1300. The monastery, situated roughly where the Church of Ireland Bangor Abbey stands at the head of the town, became a centre of great learning and was among the most eminent of Europe's missionary institutions in the Early Middle Ages, although it also suffered greatly at the hands of Viking raiders in the 8th century and the 9th century. Saint Malachy was elected Abbot of the monastery in 1123, a year before being consecrated Bishop of Connor. His extensive travels around Europe inspired him to rejuvenate the monasteries in Ireland, and he replaced the existing"
"Lincoln Cathedral, Salisbury Cathedral, Truro Cathedral and Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral, but there are many more including those at the cathedrals in Aberdeen (St Machar's Cathedral), Calcutta, Canterbury, Carlisle, Coventry (destroyed in the WW II bombing of the original Cathedral), Durham, Edinburgh (St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral), Exeter, Glasgow Cathedral (the High Kirk of Glasgow), Gloucester, Hereford, St Davids (Pembrokeshire, Wales), Wells and Winchester, as well as examples at St George's church, Gateshead, St Peter's, Brighton, St Mary's Church, Southampton, Giggleswick School, St Mary's church, Bideford, Felsted School and the Old High Church in Inverness. St Michael and all Angels, Croydon boasts"
"England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. At the time of his appointment was England's first black cathedral dean, and the third most senior black or Asian churchman in the Church of England. His aim is to accommodate people of all races in the inner city. Govender filled in for Tom Hanks in a spoofed ""Da Vinci Code"" movie poster in 2006, to promote a ""Da Vinci Code Mass"" at the cathedral intended to address issues raised by the controversial book, and the movie based on it. The mass was inspired by a poll revealing that"
"Gallery of Maps The Gallery of Maps (Italian: ""Galleria delle carte geografiche"") is a gallery located on the west side of the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican containing a series of painted topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar and geographer Ignazio Danti. The gallery was commissioned in 1580 by Pope Gregory XIII as part of other artistic works commissioned by the Pope to decorate the Vatican. It took Danti three years (1580–1583) to complete the 40 panels of the 120 m long gallery. The panels map the entirety of the Italian peninsula in large-scale frescoes, each depicting"
"the National Gallery in London. Alnwick Castle in Northumberland also displays a ""Holy Family"". There is also a ""Christ in Purgatory"" in Palazzo Colonna in Rome. Also attributed to Venusti are a number of altarpieces for Roman churches, such as for the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, for the first chapel on the left, he painted ""Resurrected Christ appears to Mary Magdalene"". He also painted for the Chapel of St James apostle in this church. For the church of San Silvestro al Quirinale, he painted a ""Birth of Christ"" for the third chapel. For the church of San Bernardo"
"Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( ; Lombard: """" ) is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (""Santa Maria Nascente""), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy (the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City), the third largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies what was the most"
"International Who's Who in Classical Music (published by Routledge); The Oxford Dictionary of Music; British and International Music Yearbook and Debrett's People of Today (2017). Please consult up to date directories for full details of Compositions (old information is out of date). . Notable performances of the music of James Douglas have taken place all over the world, including: Edinburgh: The Usher Hall, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, and St Giles' Cathedral; London, UK: All of the major cathedrals in London including Westminster Abbey; Paris: Notre Dame de Paris, L'Eglise St. Roch, Paris, and in New York, USA: St. Thomas Church,"
"Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of England in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is one of the largest cathedrals in Europe, with the longest nave and greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. Dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and before the Reformation, Saint Swithun, it is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester and centre of the Diocese of Winchester. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building. The cathedral was founded in 642 on a site immediately to the north of the present one. This building became known as"
"(1774) in England and Thomas Jefferson's library at the University of Virginia, The Rotunda (1817–26). Others include the Rotunda of Mosta in Malta (1833). Other notable replicas, such as The Rotunda (New York) (1818), do not survive. The style of the Pantheon can be detected in many buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries; numerous government and public buildings, city halls, university buildings, and public libraries echo its portico-and-dome structure. General: Pantheon, Rome The Pantheon (, ; , from Greek ""Pantheion"", ""[temple] of all the gods"") is a former Roman temple, now a church, in Rome, Italy, on the site"
"Regina Mundi Cathedral, Bujumbura The Regina Mundi Cathedral (, literally the ""Cathedral of the Queen of the World in Bujumbura"") is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and located in the city of Bujumbura, which is the national capital of the African country of Burundi. It functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bujumbura (Latin: ""Archidioecesis Buiumburaensis"") that was created on November 25, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI through the bull ""Cum ad aptius"". Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is included in the ecclesiastical province of Bujumbura. It is"
"the vaulted ceiling are the work of a group of Mannerist artists including Cesare Nebbia and Girolamo Muziano. Gallery of Maps The Gallery of Maps (Italian: ""Galleria delle carte geografiche"") is a gallery located on the west side of the Belvedere Courtyard in the Vatican containing a series of painted topographical maps of Italy based on drawings by friar and geographer Ignazio Danti. The gallery was commissioned in 1580 by Pope Gregory XIII as part of other artistic works commissioned by the Pope to decorate the Vatican. It took Danti three years (1580–1583) to complete the 40 panels of the"
"Regina Mundi Catholic Church (Soweto) Regina Mundi (Latin for ""Queen of the World""), designed by architect Anthony Noel Errol Slaven, is the largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa. It is located in Rockville, Soweto, a populous black urban residential area within the city of Johannesburg. Due to the role it played as a place of gathering for the people of Soweto in the years before, during, and after the anti-apartheid struggle, it is often referred to as ""the people's church"" or ""the people's cathedral"". The church is located in the middle of Soweto, in Rockville, in the neighbourhood of"
"new window in 1946 depicting Christ in Majesty. By 1994 the congregation had grown too large to be accommodated and it moved to the nearby Church of St Andrew the Great. Holy Sepulchre is open for visitors and contains an exhibition entitled ""The Impact of Christianity in England"", and a study centre knows as a scriptorium. The church hosts concerts, recitals and plays, and arranges courses, summer schools, and lectures. Citations Sources Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, generally known as The Round Church, is an Anglican church in the city of Cambridge, England. It is located"
"Christ the King (usually shortened to Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Liverpool, England. It replaced the Pro-Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Copperas Hill. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Liverpool, the mother church of Liverpool's Catholics, and the metropolitan church of the Catholic Church's northern province in England. In 1853 Bishop Goss awarded the commission for the building of a new Roman Catholic cathedral to Edward Welby Pugin (1833–1875), the son of Augustus Welby Pugin, the joint architect of the Houses of Parliament and champion of the Gothic Revival. By 1856 the Lady Chapel"
"Bünting Clover Leaf Map The Bünting Clover Leaf Map, also known as The World in a Cloverleaf, (German title: """"Die ganze Welt in einem Kleberblat/Welches ist der Stadt Hannover meines lieben Vaterlandes Wapen"""") is an historic mappa mundi drawn by the German Protestant pastor, theologist, and cartographer Heinrich Bünting. The map was published in his book ""Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae"" (Travel through Holy Scripture) in 1581. Today the map is found within the Eran Laor maps collection in the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem. A mosaic model of the map is installed on the fence of Safra Square at the"
"largest Cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world. Designed and built in Gothic style, it is regarded as one of the greatest buildings to have been constructed during the 20th century and was described by former British Poet Laureate, John Betjeman, as 'one of the great buildings of the world'. The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral was constructed between 1962 and 1967 and is noted as one of the first Cathedrals to break the traditional longitudinal design. In recent years, many parts of Liverpool's city centre have undergone significant redevelopment and regeneration after years of decline. The largest"
"a ""Dead Christ"" by Matteo Bottiglieri, an ""Addolorata"" by the school of Canova, and a Roman sarcophagus. Capua Cathedral Capua Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Capua, Campania, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the episcopal seat of the Archbishops of Capua. It was given the status of a basilica minor in 1827. The construction of the first church on the site is traditionally attributed to Landulfo, Bishop of Capua, in 856, using spolia columns from the local amphitheater or other churches, but it was rebuilt in the 10th century"
"under the pastoral responsibility of Archbishop Evariste Ngoyagoye. Regina Mundi Cathedral, Bujumbura The Regina Mundi Cathedral (, literally the ""Cathedral of the Queen of the World in Bujumbura"") is the name given to a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and located in the city of Bujumbura, which is the national capital of the African country of Burundi. It functions as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bujumbura (Latin: ""Archidioecesis Buiumburaensis"") that was created on November 25, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI through the bull ""Cum ad aptius"". Follow the Roman or Latin rite and is included"
"while the sarcophagi were all moved inside the fence of the Camposanto. Inside the cathedral are found the Serassi organ made between 1831-1835, as well as an organ made in 1977 by the company Mascioni of Cuvio. The three artists listed above are buried in the cathedral. Pisa Cathedral Pisa Cathedral () is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa, Italy. It is a notable example of Romanesque architecture, in particular the style known as ""Pisan Romanesque"". It is the seat of the Archbishop of Pisa. Construction"
"of Southwell and Nottingham, and Ripon Cathedral was in Ripon and Leeds from 1999 until 2014. Cathedrals, like other churches, are dedicated to a particular saint or holy object, or Christ himself, but are commonly referred to by the name of the city where they stand. A cathedral is, simply, the church where the bishop has his chair or ""cathedra"". The forty-two dioceses of the Church of England are administrative territorial units each governed by a bishop. Forty-one dioceses cover England, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and a small part of Wales. One diocese,"
"self-conception as a Christian emperor."" In addition to the contemporary literary accounts and archaeological evidence, the Madaba Map preserves a sixth-century perception of the topography, cities, and monuments of the Mediterranean. The mosaic was discovered on the floor of the Church of St. George in Madaba, Jordan, and has been dated from 560–565, less than twenty years after the inauguration of the ""Nea"" in 543, and it is the oldest surviving cartographic representation of the Holy Land. The map depicts the Mediterranean world from Lebanon in the North to the Nile Delta in the South, and from the Mediterranean Sea"