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Category : Pembrokeshire (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Pembrokeshire Antiquities
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Category : Pembrokeshire (Wales)
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Stars and Ribbons
Author: Rhiannon IfansPublisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786838265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Wassail songs are part of Welsh folk culture, but what exactly are they? When are they sung? Why? And where do stars and pretty ribbons fit in? This study addresses these questions, identifying and discussing the various forms of winter wassailing found in Wales in times past and present. It focuses specifically on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries at the celebration of several rituals – most particularly at Christmas, the turn of the year, and on Twelfth Night – which served a distinct purpose. The winter wassailing aspired to improve the quality of the earth’s fertility in three specific spheres: the productivity of the land, the animal kingdom, and the human race. This volume provides a rich collection of Welsh songs in their original language, translated into English for the first time, and with musical notation. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of these poems and of the society in which they were sung.
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881/1900-.
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibrarySubject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library
Author: Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British MuseumPublisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1230
Book Description
Church Book of St. Mary the Virgin, Tenby
Author: Edward LawsPublisher:
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Category : Church records and registers
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description