Wood-Carving — • Discusses the branch of wood carving dealing with artistic objects, belonging either to plastic (as statues, crucifixes, and similar carvings), or to industrial art (as arabesques and rosettes), and which serve mainly for the ornamentation of… … Catholic encyclopedia
Wood, or À Wood, Anthony — (1632 1695) Antiquary, was b. at Oxf., where he was ed. and spent most of his life. His antiquarian enthusiasm was awakened by the collections of Leland, and he early began to visit and study the antiquities of his native county. This with… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
WOOD, ANTHONY — antiquary, born at Oxford, and educated at Merton College, Oxford; was a gentleman of independent means; wrote History and Antiquities of Oxford University, which appeared in 1674, and Athenæ Oxonienses, which appeared in 1691, being an exact… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
The Bishops Avenue — in the London Borough of Barnet is one of London s most exclusive residential thoroughfares. It is named after the Bishops Wood through which it runs, originally owned by the Bishop of London. The road connects the north side of Hampstead Heath… … Wikipedia
Thomas Wood (bishop of Lichfield and Coventry) — Thomas Wood (1607–1692) was an English churchman, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry from 1671 to 1692. Life Thomas was the third son of Thomas Wood (1565–1649) and Susanna Cranmer (1570–1650). In then fashionable Hackney, where his grandfather… … Wikipedia
Mark Wood (bishop) — Stanley Mark Wood (born 21 May 1919) was the third Anglican Bishop of Matabeleland and the first Bishop of Ludlow.[1] Wood was educated at University College, Cardiff.[2] After studying at the College of the Resurrection he was ordained as a… … Wikipedia
Maurice Wood — Maurice Arthur Ponsonby Wood DSC (26 August 1916 – 24 June 2007) was an Anglican bishop in the Evangelical tradition. He was a Royal Navy commando chaplain in World War II and later the Bishop of Norwich. Contents 1 Early life and education 2… … Wikipedia
Clyde Wood — Anglicanism portal Clyde Maurice Wood AM (7 January 1936) is a retired Australian Anglican bishop. Wood was educated at Monash University[1] and ordained in 1965 … Wikipedia
History of wood carving — From the remotest ages the decoration of wood has been a foremost art. The tendency of human nature has always been to ornament every article in use. The North American Indian carves his wooden fish hook or his pipe stem just as the Polynesian… … Wikipedia
Cheddar Wood — Site of Special Scientific Interest … Wikipedia
