Harris's Guide to Churches and Cathedrals: Discovering the unique and unusual in over 500 churches and cathedrals
Brian L. Harris
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Book Details:
Publisher:Ebury Press
ISBN:9780091912512
Published Date:5th October 2006
Dimensions:160 X 228 X 44 mm
Weight:1.2205 kilograms
Pages:512
Binding:Hardcover
Condition:LikeNew
Notes:Like new near mint unread copy Ebury HB 2006
Short Description
The unique, the unusual, the rare - these are the features that form the criteria for selection in Brian Harris's wonderful guide to churches and cathedrals.
Full Description
The unique, the unusual, the rare - these are the features that form the criteria for selection in Brian Harris's wonderful guide to churches and cathedrals. Here is a man who, in the style of Pevsner, has travelled the length and breadth of England and Wales in his quest for the most fascinating churches and cathedrals, recording his visits in minute detail and creating a marvellous treasury of facts about our religious heritage. Each church comes with a list of key must-see features - whether it be the particularly beautiful fan-vaulted cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral, the tombstone carved by Eric Gill in the graveyard of St Mary and St Lawrence in Great Waltham, Essex, or the glowing great East window in the choir at York Minster, made of the largest single area of medieval stained glass in the world. Alongside the gazetteer to 500 churches come amazing stories about every aspect of church architecture from bells and mazes, to maidens' garlands and stained glass sundials, vamping horns and wooden effigies. Fully illustrated throughout, this book will become a standard work of reference for anyone who loves visiting churches and wants to know more.
Review
"Brian Harris...is a guide, a mentor, a leader, an opener of doors and eyes. He takes us through some of the most moving places in our land, and he does so with grace and wisdom." * Chris Smith, Former Culture Secretary *
