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The Alfred Jewel

by John Earle

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Description of the Alfred Jewel
  3. 3Chapter II — The Epigraph or Legend
  4. 4Chapter III — Early Speculations About Its Design and Manner of Use
  5. 5Chapter IV — Bishop Clifford’s Theory
  6. 6Chapter V — A Jewel in the Crown
  7. 7Chapter VI — The Boar’s Head
  8. 8Chapter VII — The Figure in Enamel and the Engraved Plate at the Ba…
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Alfred in Somerset Beyond Pedrida
  10. 10Chapter IX — Newton Park and Fairfield House
  11. 11Chapter X — Gold Rings Contemporaneous
  12. 12Chapter XI — Some Closing Reflections
  13. 13Appendix A — The First Published Notice of the Alfred Jewel (Pp. 25…
  14. 14Appendix B — St. Neot and St. Cuthbert (Pp. 29 and 74)
  15. 15Appendix C — The Two-Sceptered Figure in the Book of Kells
  16. 16Appendix D — The British Origin of the Enamelled Figure
  17. 17Appendix E — Athelney Abbey
  18. 18Appendix F — North Newton Church
  19. 19Appendix G — The Presentation of the Alfred Jewel to the University…

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