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Llanthony Priory, Vally of the Honddu, Wales, UK, from a 1905 photograph.
The priory was built around 1200 by Augustinian monks, but was closed at the Dissolution in the 16th century, and fell into a ruin; it was partly reused as a farm.
Process: Rembrandt Photogravure.
https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-TheBritishIsles/pages/v2s2-000-frontispiece-llanthony-priory/
#ruins #abbey #priory #llanthony #llanthonyPriory #Welsh #wales #vintagePhotograph #hills #cows #romanticRuin #fromOldBooks
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#AnneOfGloucester became Countess of Stafford, then married #WilliamBourchier who fought at #Agincourt. They're both buried at #LlanthonySecunda Priory in #Gloucester, of which her maternal #Bohun family were patrons. It's now open to visitors, with a wonderful 45min #documentary on its history, the #LlanthonyCarol & the importance of #Llanthony #manuscripts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahKyk6ApxqM 🧵 10/
#Augustinian #library #CorpusChristi #medieval #medievodons @medievodons #GranddaughtersOfEdwardIII