QUIMPER  , formerly QUIMPER-CORENTIN, a See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the See also:

• DEPARTMENT (Fr. departement, from departir, to separate into parts)

department of See also:

• FINISTERE, or FINISTERRE

Finistere, 158 See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west of See also:

• NANTES
• NANTES, EDICT OF

Nantes and 68 miles See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east of See also:

• BREST

Brest on the railway between those towns . Pop . (1906) 16,559 . The delightful valley in which it lies is surrounded by high hills and traversed by the Steir and the Odet, which, See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting above the town, See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form a navigable channel for vessels of 15o tons to the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea (II miles) . There is a small See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• SHIPPING

shipping See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade . Of the town walls (15th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century) a few portions are preserved in the See also:

• TERRACE (Fr. terrace, terrasse, from It. terraccia, terrazzo, Lat. terra, earth)

terrace of the episcopal See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace and in the neighbourhood of the See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

college . Quimper is the seat of a bishopric in the See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• RENNES

Rennes . The See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral, dedicated to St Corentin and erected between 1239 and 1515, has a See also:

• FINE

fine See also:

• FACADE

facade (c . 1425), the See also:

• PEDIMENT (equivalents, Gr. &ros, Lat. fastigium, Fr. ponton)

pediment of which is crowned by a See also:

• MODERN

modern equestrian statue of See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King Grallon, and adorned (like several other See also:

• EXTERNAL

external parts of the See also:

• BUILDING

building) with heraldic devices in See also:

• GRANITE (adapted from the Ital. granite, grained; Lat. granum, grain)

granite . Two lateral towers with modern See also:

• SPIRES (Ger. Speyer or Speier)

spires (1854—56) and turrets reach a height of 247 feet . The See also:

• AXIS (Lat. for " axle ")

axis of the See also:

• CHOIR (0. Fr. cuer from Lat. chorus; pronounced quire, and until the end of the 17th century so spelt, the spelling being altered to agree with the Fr. chceur)

choir is deflected towards the north, a feature not uncommon, but here exaggerated . The See also:

• NAVE

nave and the See also:

• TRANSEPT (from Lat. trans, across, and septum, enclosure; synonymous terms in other languages are Fr. croisee, nef transversee; Ital. crociata; Ger. Querbau, Quersch&)

transept are in the See also:

• STYLE
• STYLE (from Gr. a-6'1ms, a column; a different word from that used in literature, see below)

style of the 15th century, and the central See also:

• BOSS

boss bears the arms of See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne of See also:

• BRITTANY

Brittany (1476—1514) .

The terminal See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel of the See also:

• APSE
• APSE (Gr. alkir, a fastening, especially the felloe of a wheel; Lat. absis)

apse See also:

• DATES

dates from the 13th century . In the See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side chapels are the tombs of several See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early bishops . The high See also:

• ALTAR (Lat. altare, from alias, high; some ancient etymological guesses are recorded by St Isidore of Seville in Etymologiae xv. 4)

altar, See also:

• TABERNACLE
• TABERNACLE (Lat. tabernaculum, a hut, tent)

tabernacle, and See also:

• CIBORIUM

ciborium are costly See also:

• WORKS

works of contemporary See also:

• ART

art . The See also:

• PULPIT (from Lat. pulpitum, a staging, platform: equivalents are Fr. chaire d'eglise, Ital. pulpito, Ger. Kanzel)

pulpit panels represent episodes in the See also:

• LIFE

life of St Corentin . Of the other churches may be mentioned the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of Locmaria, dating from the 1th century, and the chapel of the 15th century connected with the episcopal palace . A number of houses, in See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood or See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone, date from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries . The museum, built in 1869—7o, contains archaeological collections and about 1300 paintings and drawings . In 1868 a See also:

• BRONZE

bronze statue of Laennec the inventor of the See also:

• STETHOSCOPE (Gr. vrijOos, chest, and UK07r6.v, to look, examine)

stethoscope (See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Quimper in 1781) was erected in See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

Place St Corentin . Quimper, or at least its suburb Locmaria (which lies below the town on the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the Odet), was occupied in the See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans, and traces of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient See also:

• FOUNDATIONS

foundations exist . Later Quimper became the capital of Cornouailles and the See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence of its See also:

• KINGS, FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF

kings or hereditary See also:

• COUNTS

counts . It is said to have been Grallon Meur (i.e. the See also:

• GREAT

Great) who brought the name of Cornouailles from Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain and founded the bishopric, which was first held by St Corentin about 495• Hoel, See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count of Cornouailles, marrying the See also:

• SISTER

sister and heiress of See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

Duke Conan in 1o66, See also:

• UNITED

united the countship with the duchy of Brittany . Quimper suffered in the See also:

• LOCAL

local See also:

• WARS

wars of See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession .

In 1344 it was sacked by See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles of See also:

• BLOIS

Blois . Monfort failed in his See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to take the town by See also:

• STORM (in O. Eng..storm, and so in Du. and Low Ger.; in O. H. Ger. and mod. Ger. Sturm; the root is probably that seen in " stir," to rouse, move, disturb, cf. Ger. storen)
• STORM, THEODOR WOLDSEN (1817-1888)

storm on See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August II, 1345, but it opened its See also:

• GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

gates to his son See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John IV. in 1364 after the victory at See also:

• AURAY

Auray . At a later See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period it sided with the See also:

• LEAGUE

League . Doubtless on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of its distance from the capital, Quimper, like See also:

• CARPENTRAS

Carpentras and Landerneau, has been a frequent See also:

• BUTT
• BUTT, ISAAC (1813-1879)

butt of See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French popular wit .