Cassell's History of England, Vol. 1 (of 8) From the Roman Invasion to the Wars of the Roses
CHAPTER XI.
ENGLISH AND NORMAN ARCHITECTURE AND CUSTOMS.
Saxon Architecture; Theories about it--Documentary Evidence--Ancient Churches--Characters of the Saxon Style--Illustrations from an Anglo-Saxon Calendar--Old Manuscripts--English Scholarship--Music and the Minstrels--Musical Instruments--Games and Sports--Costume--The Table--Household Furniture--Material Condition of the People--Norman Costumes--Condition of Learning and the Arts--Refinement of the Normans--The Bayeux Tapestry 83