Project Gutenberg 2008-08-02 Public domain in the USA. 71 Littlechild, Walter Poole A Short Account of King's College Chapel Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Short Account of King's College Chapel" by Walter Poole Littlechild is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This book provides a detailed exploration of the King's College Chapel located in Cambridge, England, covering its architectural features, history, and significance. The author, serving as the Chapel Clerk, offers insights into the chapel's construction, its royal benefactors, and artistic elements, including the remarkable stained glass windows. In this account, Littlechild details the foundation of King's College and its chapel, originally established by Henry VI in the 15th century. He discusses the architectural style, primarily the rich perpendicular Gothic that presents a transition into early Renaissance influences, and credits various individuals and royal figures for their contributions to its completion. Notably, the book emphasizes the chapel's stunning stained glass windows, which narrate biblical stories and depict key events in Christian history, offering readers a deeper appreciation of the artistry and significance of this iconic chapel, acknowledged as a masterpiece of Tudor architecture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel DA Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: History - General 119933 119954 2024-10-11T09:05:15.106888 2023-09-11T11:33:15.956047 text/html text/html 114445 2021-01-03T22:40:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1965189 2021-01-03T22:40:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2000225 2024-10-11T09:05:23.496851 application/epub+zip 1996776 2024-10-11T09:05:18.915883 application/epub+zip 107209 2024-10-11T09:05:17.347885 application/epub+zip 2152466 2024-10-11T09:05:26.602891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2134184 2024-10-11T09:05:22.250859 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218615 2022-09-12T08:21:28.008546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 80876 80674 2024-10-11T09:05:14.345895 2023-09-11T11:33:15.407012 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 80740 2021-01-03T22:40:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31756 2021-01-03T22:40:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 80730 2021-01-03T22:40:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31730 2021-01-03T22:40:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20749 2024-10-11T09:05:26.753859 application/rdf+xml 15234 2024-10-11T09:05:18.012886 image/jpeg 3716 2024-10-11T09:05:17.719921 image/jpeg 1940381 2024-10-11T09:05:15.164894 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog