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<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: George Dawson <george@WQ23jhOkvUUtkNjYhyE8DoqalFeha2agsbTXaYHoPz-wwbk5gs03S9TjopHnA5a_sm-OSOD3gWC55DmLDJZK.yahoo.invalido.uk><BR>Subject: RE: [Bell Historians] Re: Nicolaus Angelus<BR>To: bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR>Received: Sunday, 24 February, 2013, 9:27 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=yiv488765207MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The style of the lettering, the profile of the bell AND the decoration on the canons all point to an early date in the early 1300’s at the latest.</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=yiv488765207MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The ‘recerclé’ initial cross occurs all over Europe, and the Sarnsfield bell, Herefordshire dates to c1300, see Sharpes Church Bells of Herefordshire for further European examples of similar dates.</SPAN></DIV>
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<P class=yiv488765207MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" lang=EN-US> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Timothy Hurd<BR><B>Sent:</B> 24 February 2013 21:09<BR><B>To:</B> bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Nicolaus Angelus [2 Attachments]</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=yiv488765207MsoNormal>Sorry - attachments herewith...<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sat, 23/2/13, Cathryn Corns <I><<A href="http://nz.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cathryncorns@qXExarKPipCRdWX_a9QcEwnAK0g3YvlAKXM0K7dIBz0pxkEblrXfzdDg4H43K2MvF2ds32Xe6_zsxDaAjMZ_fvlR_zjaX0uhCWE2zgnllzARyiv_T-E.yahoo.invalid" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:cathryncorns@7cgMcrEk7sQpY6kuFelQJ6YixH0DwYc8sGQdz-vhgVRpP5TvOGgD63UCj7-1x_2xei5gyHwkH8pxPRnAvyo.yahoo.invalidcathryncorns@7cgMcrEk7sQpY6kuFelQJ6YixH0DwYc8sGQdz-vhgVRpP5TvOGgD63UCj7-1x_2xei5gyHwkH8pxPRnAvyo.yahoo.invalid</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<P class=yiv488765207MsoNormal><BR>From: Cathryn Corns <<A href="http://nz.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cathryncorns@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:cathryncorns@7cgMcrEk7sQpY6kuFelQJ6YixH0DwYc8sGQdz-vhgVRpP5TvOGgD63UCj7-1x_2xei5gyHwkH8pxPRnAvyo.yahoo.invalid">cathryncorns@WmtWSHwSSsndPv7BdtvlT4YMlQ_0HwWtrXTFqCUqM8iwxplW_O-03o83VT4gZi_kQZkRgK0.yahoo.invalid</A>><BR>Subject: [Bell Historians] Re: Nicolaus Angelus<BR>To: "<A href="http://nz.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.combellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>" <<A href="http://nz.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com">bellhistorians@yahoogroups.com</A>><BR>Received: Saturday, 23 February, 2013, 12:19 PM</DIV>
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<P class=yiv488765207MsoNormal>> I think 'Nicolaus Angelus me fecit' simply means 'Nicolaus Angelus (Nicholas Angel) made me'.<BR>> <BR>> Nicolaus Angelus (1695 - 1782) was an Augustinian who became the Titular Bishop of Porphyreon - a bishop for 18 years<BR>> <BR>> Could this bell have been cast while Nicolaus Angelus was bishop? <BR>> <BR>> Cathryn Corns</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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