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The Lichfield Angel: a spectacular Anglo-Saxon painted sculpture

Description : Excavation within the Gothic nave of Lichfield Cathedral in 2003 revealed three phases of masonry building ante-dating the Norman period. These are likely to relate to the church of St Peter, which Bede described in 731 as housing the timber shrine to St Chad, fifth bishop of Mercia (d 672). A recta...
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Publisher(s) : Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society of Antiquaries of London
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Publication Date(s) : 2008-09-01