Copy 1, Volume 1

Descriptive excursions through South Wales and Monmouthshire. In the year 1804, and the four preceding summers / By E. Donovan.

  • Donovan, E. (Edward), 1768-1837.
Date:
1805
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Credit: Descriptive excursions through South Wales and Monmouthshire. In the year 1804, and the four preceding summers / By E. Donovan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PLATE XVIII. Effigies of Paganus cie Turberville. Monument of Moricc dc Londres, and another, in Ewenny Priory. The last-mentioned of these is noticed in page 396. To face page 394. vol. I. PLATE XIX. Examples of the superb ancient pavement in Ewenny Priory. In this, as in the pavement of Neath abbey, an accu- rate idea of the general design can only.be conceived, by uniting several of the tiles together; the union of four, at least, are requisite to form the larger circles, and qua- drangular borders, which are so conspicuously elegant in the pattern of the whole pavement. The uppermost tile is red, which may not have been the original colour, as some of the red tiles appear blotched with blue, but it is still remarkable that the shield on this is of a deep purple. In some the purple prevails, but those which from their situation have been least exposed to the weather, are for the most part blue with yellow figures. To face page 39S. vol. 1. PLATE XX. Kcnfg Castle, with a distant view of the Severn. Refers to page 38 of the second volume. To face the title page of vol. 2. PLATE XXL Ancient British Crosses, pt Court-y-Davydd. This vignette describes the precise situation in which those two massive stones are laid, as a sort of rustic foot path