Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Cathedrals and Abbeys of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Cathedrals and Abbeys of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Richard WheatleyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781391891842
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Excerpt from Cathedrals and Abbeys of Great Britain and Ireland: With Descriptive Text The nave (navis, a ship) was symbolically the ship of Christ on the waves of earthly existence. It was also called the body, as the apse (chevet) was the head, and the transepts the arms of the cross. Older writers denominated the east end the front, at which point erection was commenced, and from thence continued westward. All who came to pray were welcomed to the church, and might worship at the reed or other low altars at their convenience or choice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Cathedrals and Abbeys in Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Richard WheatleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cathedrals
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Cathedrals and Abbeys in Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Richard WheatleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cathedrals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cathedrals and Abbeys of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: Richard WheatleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cathedrals
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Irish Cathedrals, Churches and Abbeys
Author: James Stevens CurlPublisher: Caxton
ISBN: 9781840674163
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 151
Book Description
Irish cathedrals, churches and abbeys are some of Ireland's most extraordinary and beautiful buildings and are inextricably linked with the history of the nation. They are some of the most visited buildings in the land. This book features a concise history of each of the major cathedrals and includes contemporary and historical images of the exteriors and interiors. The interiors feature items such as stained glass windows, and the exterior would also show details such as gargoyles.
Cathedrals and Abbeys
Author: Stephen HallidayPublisher:
ISBN: 9781910821046
Category : Abbeys
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Cathedrals and abbeys are the most beautiful and iconic buildings of the British Isles, and have formed the bedrock of our nation for centuries. This collection of amazing and extraordinary facts opens the doors of these fascinating structures to reveal their rich historical and architectural heritage.
Ruined Abbeys and Castles of Great Britain
Author: William HowittPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abbeys
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
If These Stones Could Talk
Author: Peter StanfordPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1529396441
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
'A heavenly book, elegant and thoughtful. Get one for yourself and one for the church-crawler in your life!' Lucy Worsley Christianity has been central to the lives of the people of Britain and Ireland for almost 2,000 years. It has given us laws, customs, traditions and our national character. From a persecuted minority in Roman Britannia through the 'golden age' of Anglo-Saxon monasticism, the devastating impact of the Vikings, the alliance of church and state after the Norman Conquest to the turmoil of the Reformation that saw the English monarch replace the Pope and the Puritan Commonwealth that replaced the king, it is a tangled, tumultuous story of faith and achievement, division and bloodshed. In If These Stones Could Talk Peter Stanford journeys through England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland to churches, abbeys, chapels and cathedrals, grand and humble, ruined and thriving, ancient and modern, to chronicle how a religion that began in the Middle East came to define our past and shape our present. In exploring the stories of these buildings that are still so much a part of the landscape, the details of their design, the treasured objects that are housed within them, the people who once stood in their pulpits and those who sat in their pews, he builds century by century the narrative of what Christianity has meant to the nations of the British Isles, how it is reflected in the relationship between rulers and ruled, and the sense it gives about who we are and how we live with each other. 'There is no better navigator through the space in which art, culture and spirituality meet than Peter Stanford' Cole Moreton, Independent on Sunday
Cathedrals, Abbeys, and Churches of England and Wales
Author: Thomas George BonneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Abbeys
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description