The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbvry plain restored by Inigo Jones ...
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The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbvry plain restored by Inigo Jones ...
Author
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652.
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London :: Printed by James Flesher for Daniel Pakeman ..., and Laurence Chapman ...,
1655.
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Stonehenge (England) -- Early works to 1800.
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"The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbvry plain restored by Inigo Jones ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47049.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2024.
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The Work it self; in the inmost part whereof, there is a
stone appearing not much above the surface of the earth,
(and lying towards the East) four foot broad, and sixteen
foot in length. Which, whether it might be an Altar or no,
I leave to the judgement of others, because so overwhelmed
with the ruines of the Work, that I could make no search
after it, but even with much difficulty, took the aforesaid
proportion thereof. Yet for my part, I can apprehend no
valid reason to the contrary, except that the whole con∣structure
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being circular in form, the Altar should rather
have been placed upon the center of the Circle, then encli∣ning
to the circumference. Neverthelesse it cannot be deni∣ed,
but being so sited, the Cell (as I may call it) was there∣by
left more free, for the due performance of those severall
superstitious rites, which their Idolatry led them to. Be∣sides,
though the Altare amongst the Ancients was exalted
and raised somwhat high above the earth; yet, their Ara
was made quadrangular, not very high, and as some will
have it close to the ground, being consecrated as well to
the supernall as infernall Deities: and therefore in re∣spect
of the form, it may hold well enough it was anci∣ently
an Altar.