VIII. Extract of a Letter from M. Johnson, Esq; to William Bogdani, Esq; concerning an extraordinary Interment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20457768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michele Johnson (0000-0002-9565-0035, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1779 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 31-31 |
| Publication date | 1779-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeologia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-3409 • E-ISSN: 2051-3186 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0261340900021627 |
| OpenAlex | W4205465839 |
| Language | EN |
In a letter to me from Mr. Symson, master of the works of the cathedral at Lincoln, dated 28 September last, I was informed, that, in digging a grave at the west end of that church, they opened the foot of an ancient sepulchre.—The corpse was sewed up in a strong tanned leather hide, the seam running up the middle of the breast.—I should suppose it to be some great lay lord, before the custom, prevailed of laying them within the church itself
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Digging · Classics · History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
| Highly cited | No |
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