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  • Churches of Oxfordshire

    Series series Churches of ...
    Oxfordshire, once part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, has always been a wealthy county. Its landscapes vary from the chalk and beechwood Chiltern Hills in the south to the limestone uplands of the Cotswolds in the north-west, which give very fine building stone. The land supports arable and sheep farming, and is watered by the River Thames and its many tributaries. All this is reflected in ... Leer más

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  • Churches of Gloucestershire

    Series series Churches of ...
    The county of Gloucestershire has a rich and varied past which is reflected in its historic churches. The landscape is dominated by two principal features – the River Severn and the Cotswold hills – and Gloucestershire’s churches help demonstrate the changing face of the county, from the Forest of Dean to the Cotswold escarpment, the Severn Vale to the watery southern boundary by the River Thames. ... Leer más

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  • Medieval Art and Architecture at Durham Cathedral

    The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions for the year 1977

    Series series The British Archaeological Association Conference Transactions
    This book contains fifteen essays that synthesize the documentary and archaeological evidence for the development of early medieval Durham and asses its archaeological potential. It systematically extracts the important aspects of materials related to architectural history of the Durham cathedral. ... Leer más

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  • Architectural Orders

    (Grove Art Essentials)

    Series series Grove Art Essentials Series
    Discover the critical vocabulary of Western architecture and the enduring influence of the five classical orders within this fully illustrated Grove Art Essentials volume. Beginning with the syntax of columns and entablatures in ancient Egypt, the authors outline the development of the classical orders and their variations in ancient Greece and Rome, tracing the revival and adaptation of these ... Leer más

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  • The Later Middle Ages

    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
    Originally published in 1981, The Later Middle Ages bridges the gap between modern and medieval language and literature, by introducing the social and intellectual milieu in which writers like Chaucer, Malory and Margery Kempe lived. It provides a unified and coherent account of the culture of late medieval England, and of the problems involved in viewing it, in relation to English literature. The ... Leer más

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    The Lost Voices of England's Churches

    A fascinating guide to decoding the secret language of the churches of England through the medieval carved markings and personal etchings found on our church walls from archaeologist Matthew Champion.'Rare, lovely glimmers of everyday life in the Middle Ages.' -- The Sunday Times**'**A fascinating and enjoyable read' -- ***** Reader review'Superb' -- ***** Reader review<strong... ... Leer más

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  • Cathedrals of Britain: North of England & Scotland

    Series series Cathedrals of Britain
    **Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals**Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama as spiritual sanctuary, as much about political wrangling as religious fervor. From Christian beginnings in the Middle Ages through Reformation, Renaissance and Modernity, the great cathedrals of Britain have been both battleground and place of quiet ... Leer más

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  • Westminster Abbey

    A thousand years of national pageantry

    Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in the world in terms of its history, functions and memories - perhaps the most complex building of any kind. It has been an abbey and a cathedral and is now a collegiate church and a royal peculiar. It is the coronation church, a royal mausoleum, a Valhalla for the tombs of the great, a 'national cathedral' and the 'Tomb of the Unknown Warrior'.This ... Leer más

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  • Palaces of Revolution

    Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court

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  • The Cathedrals of Great Britain

    Their History and Architecture

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    The Men Who Built The Cathedrals

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  • The Story of Durham

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