| Publication |
USA, Tundra Books, 2003.
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| Description |
225pBlue Spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
A treasury of fascinating bell stories, lore and facts. Around the world, bells mark the important moments of our lives, warning us of disasters and pealing joyfully for our celebrations. A detailed book about the history of bells, recast for war sometimes, and which describes the different kinds of bells.
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| Contents |
I. Let Heaven and Nature Ring : Elemental Peals
The Sunken Cathedral - Legend
Bell-Despising Faeries - Lore
White Coral Bells - Song
Belling the Cat - Fable
The Ghostly Flood Bell - True Account
The Bell of Justice Rings - Legends
Winter Bells - Song
Bells in Nature Lore - Lore
Music of the Spheres - True Account
II. Evil Begone : Ringing Away Dark Forces
Night of the Vampire - Legend
Driving Away Tempest - Lore
Naming and Blessing the Bells - True Account
Tempest Bell Inscriptions - True Account
Hell's Bells - Legend
The Demon-Fighting Bell of St.Patrick - Legend
Wicked Spirits All About - Lore
Routing Out Witches - True Account
The Bellman - Poem
Ringing Away the Black Death - True Account
Illness Bell Lore - Lore
III. The Sagacity of Bells : Miracles and Wonder
The Pirate Punisher - Legend
Three Miracle Bells - Legend
Indignant Bells - Legend
Bells That Knew The Truth - Legend
A Bell for the Sweet of Heart - Legend
Benkei and the Bell - Legend
Punishing Bells - Legend
IV. Birth of a Bell : A Mix of Metals
The Soul of the Great Bell - Legend
Poor Sinner - Legend
The Rose and Crown - Legend
Ting, Tong, and Pluff - Legend
Casting Freedom : The Liberty Bell - True Account
Ringing Out Liberty - True Account
Casting Peace into War - True Account
V. Bells the whole day long : The Rhytm of life
Dick Whittington and the Bells of Bow - Legend
The Poetry of Steeples - Lore
Outside London Town - Lore
The Running of Things - True Account
The Curfew Bell - True Account
The Pancake Bell - True Account
The Execution Bell - True Account
The Nine Tailors - True Account
Sound the Alarm - True Account
Fire Alarm Bell - True Account
Bells and More Bells - True Account
Morning Bells Are Ringing - True Account
VI. Up in the Belfry : Lofty Peals
Bell Robbers Foiled - Legend
A Riddle - Poem
The Belfry Ghost - True Account
Steeple Rhymes - Lore
Ringers' Rules - True Account
Ringing Out - Lore
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| Standard Number |
0887765971 Pb.
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