Author: David Stanford Publisher: White Lion Publishing ISBN: 9780711227422 Category : Church buildings Languages : en Pages : 128
Book Description
The tireless photographer and church-spotter David Stanford, author of "Suffolkhurches" and "Essex Churches", now turns his attention to Norfolk, presentingifty more churches from the county, chosen for their beauty, historical or ancdotal interest, in a series of captivating photographic portraits. The broadelection includes the eccentric confection that is St Michael and All Saints Boton, described by Lutyens as 'very naughty but in the right spirit', St Andre Gunton, designed by Robert Adam, St Helen Ranworth, known as 'the Cathedral o the Broads' and the mysterious Red Mound Chapel at Kings Lynn.;David Stanfords atmospheric photography captures the spirit of these unique buildings as arcitectural heritage, as historic monuments and as places of Christian devotion.
Author: Jason Robert Ladick Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1789697670 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
This volume provides a thorough examination of the impact of the English Reformation through a detailed analysis of medieval and early modern church fittings surviving at parish churches located throughout the county of Norfolk in England.
Author: Michael Rimmer Publisher: Lutterworth Press ISBN: 0718843185 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 270
Book Description
Shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards 2016! It has been estimated that over 90% of England's figurative medieval art was obliterated in the image destruction of the Reformation. Medieval angel roofs, timber structures with spectacular and ornate carvings of angels, with a peculiar preponderance in East Anglia, were simply too difficult for Reformation iconoclasts to reach. Angel roof carvings comprise the largest surviving body of major English medieval wood sculpture. Though they areboth masterpieces of sculpture and engineering, angel roofs have been almost completely neglected by academics and art historians, because they are inaccessible, fixed and challenging to photograph. 'The Angel Roofs of East Anglia' is the first detailed historical and photographic study of the region's many medieval angel roofs. It shows the artistry and architecture of these inaccessible and little-studied medieval artworks in more detail and clarity than ever before, and explains how they were made, by whom, and why. Michael Rimmer redresses the scholarly neglect and brings the beauty, craftsmanship and history of these astonishing medieval creations to the reader. The book also offers a fascinating new answer to the question of why angel roofs are so overwhelmingly an East Anglian phenomenon, but relatively rare elsewhere in the country.
Author: Nikolaus Pevsner Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 9780300096576 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 932
Book Description
This second volume on Norfolk provides a comprehensive survey from prehistoric times to the present day. The 17th- and 18th-century treasures of King's Lynn are explored, as well as the market towns of Swaffham and Wymondham. Castle remains and medieval churches are also explored.
Author: Simon Jenkins Publisher: Penguin Global ISBN: 9781846146640 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. All of the county sections are prefaced by a map locating each church, and lavishly illustrated with colour photos from the Country Life archive. Jenkins contends that these churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. Here, he brings that museum to public attention.
Author: David Stanford
Author: Jason Robert Ladick
Author: C. V. Roberts
Author: Michael Rimmer
Author: Neil Batcock
Author: Nikolaus Pevsner
Author: Simon Jenkins
Author: D. P. Mortlock
Author: Crown and Covenant Publications
Author: John E. Vigar