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Book Synopsis The Royal Abbey of Reading by : Ron Baxter
Download or read book The Royal Abbey of Reading written by Ron Baxter and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2016 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full-length survey of Reading Abbey, one of the most important ecclesiastical buildings of the Middle Ages. Reading Abbey was built by King Henry I to be a great architectural statement and his own mausoleum, as well as a place of resort and a staging point for royal itineraries for progresses in the west and south-west of England. Fromthe start it was envisaged as a monastic site with a high degree of independence from the church hierarchy; it was granted enormous holdings of land and major religious relics to attract visitors and pilgrims, and no expense wasspared in providing a church comparable in size and splendour with anything else in England. However, in architectural terms, the abbey has, until recently, remained enigmatic, mainly because of the efficiency with which itwas destroyed at the Reformation. Only recently has it become possible to bring together the scattered evidence - antiquarian drawings and historic records along with a new survey of the standing remains - into a coherent picture.This richly illustrated volume provides the first full account of the abbey, from foundation to dissolution, and offers a new virtual reconstruction of the church and its cloister; it also shows how the abbey formed the backdropto many key historical events. Ron Baxter is the Research Director of the Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain and Ireland.
Download or read book Reading Abbey written by Peter Durrant and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading's Abbey, founded in 1121 by King Henry I of England, was huge and wealthy. Throughout its 400-year life the royal Abbey was visited regularly by Kings and Queens, hosted Parliaments and royal weddings and was a famous destination for medieval pilgrims. But Henry VIII ordered its dissolution in 1539 and although the monastic buildings were used for a time as a royal palace, the stone proved useful for, among other things, shoring up the defences of the town during the Civil War. By the 18th century, one of the most impressive Abbeys in England had been reduced to a picturesque ruin. - Discover how the Abbey and its associated buildings were originally laid out on a promontory between the Thames and Kennet. - Read features on monastic life, royal burials, and Abbot Hugh Cook Faringdon who was executed. - Find out about the famous 19th century architects who rejuvenated the Abbey Quarter. - Learn about the technicalities of the 21st century conservation work. - Walk the Abbey Quarter using the guide and map to discover the hidden gems history has left behind and find out where some of the Abbey stone has ended up. This book connects you directly with the past, inspires you to be part of a future that values the Abbey's legacy, and demonstrates just how important a landmark we still have at the centre of modern Reading.
Book Synopsis Royal Abbey of Reading by : Ron Baxter
Download or read book Royal Abbey of Reading written by Ron Baxter and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in the Time of Abbot Suger (1122-1151) by : Sumner McKnight Crosby
Download or read book The Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis in the Time of Abbot Suger (1122-1151) written by Sumner McKnight Crosby and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1981 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A concise history and description of Reading abbey by : Reading Berks, abbey
Download or read book A concise history and description of Reading abbey written by Reading Berks, abbey and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis King Henry Beauclerc and Reading Abbey by : Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Download or read book King Henry Beauclerc and Reading Abbey written by Jamieson Boyd Hurry and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Reading Abbey by : Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Download or read book Reading Abbey written by Jamieson Boyd Hurry and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of Reading Abbey by : Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Reading Abbey written by Jamieson Boyd Hurry and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Octocentenary of Reading Abbey, A.D. 1121-A.D. 1921 by : Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Download or read book The Octocentenary of Reading Abbey, A.D. 1121-A.D. 1921 written by Jamieson Boyd Hurry and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Legend of Reading Abbey by : Charles MacFarlane
Download or read book A Legend of Reading Abbey written by Charles MacFarlane and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Westminster Abbey by : Richard Jenkyns
Download or read book Westminster Abbey written by Richard Jenkyns and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 new edition recounts the story of this iconic building and the role it plays in our national psyche.
Book Synopsis English Medieval Books by : Alan Coates
Download or read book English Medieval Books written by Alan Coates and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of the books of Reading Abbey covers the period from the abbey's foundation to its dissolution, and follows up the dispersal of the book collections to c.1610. It provides valuable material on the ways in which books were used, and about the intellectual life of medieval monastery. Alan Coates makes an important contribution to our understanding of the fate of monastic books and book-collecting in the post-Dissolution period.
Book Synopsis The Octocentenary of Reading Abbey ... Handbook of the Celebration by : Abbey (READING, Berkshire)
Download or read book The Octocentenary of Reading Abbey ... Handbook of the Celebration written by Abbey (READING, Berkshire) and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Legend of Reading Abbey by : Charles MacFarlane
Download or read book A Legend of Reading Abbey written by Charles MacFarlane and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Legend of Reading Abbey" by Charles MacFarlane Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the center of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. Legends have always graced the abbey's halls. Medieval society and culture mix magic and mystery, which flourish in religious settings like this. The tale takes readers back to a time when royalty and Lords were a common part of the culture.
Book Synopsis The Royal Wedding by : James Wilkinson
Download or read book The Royal Wedding written by James Wilkinson and published by Scala Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning book is Westminster Abbey's official publication on this Royal Wedding and is a unique and unrivalled souvenir to the momentous occasion, taking place on the 29th April 2011 in one of the most famous buildings in the world. It showcases photographs of the wedding exclusive to the Abbey, plus a selection of the best press photography; gives an authoritative account of William and Catherine's friendship and subsequent engagement; and includes an overview of other Royal Weddings held at the Abbey The occasion of HRH Prince William's marriage to Catherine Middleton is a Royal Wedding steeped in history. The couple chose Westminster Abbey because of its "staggering beauty, its 1000 years of royal history and its relative intimacy despite its size". In the last 100 years, Westminster Abbey has played host to ten royal weddings, including those of The Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (who became George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother) and The Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, to Lieutenant Phillip Mountbatten. The coronation of every crowned monarch has taken place in the Abbey since it was built by Edward the Confessor on the site of a former monastery in the 11th century - the first that of William the Conqueror in 1066 and the most recent that of William's grandmother Elizabeth II in 1953. AUTHOR: James Wilkinson has been associated with the Abbey since he was a chorister there in the early 1950s; in 1953 he sang at the Queen's coronation. During a career in journalism he was the BBC s science correspondent for twenty-five years. He is now one of the Abbey's Honorary Stewards and the author of many publications about the Abbey. SELLING POINTS: *Westminster Abbey's official book on the Royal Wedding *Over 20 stunning pictures of this momentous occasion *Authoritative account of their seven year friendship and subsequent engagement *Includes a fascinating presentation of other Royal Weddings at the Abbey 38 colour & 4 b/w illustrations
Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of Reading Abbey by : Jamieson Boyd Hurry
Download or read book The Rise and Fall of Reading Abbey written by Jamieson Boyd Hurry and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Benedictine Nuns and Kylemore Abbey by : Deirdre Raftery
Download or read book The Benedictine Nuns and Kylemore Abbey written by Deirdre Raftery and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For one hundred years, Kylemore Abbey has been home to the Irish Benedictine nuns, whose monastery in Flanders was destroyed during the First World War. Known in continental Europe as the Irish Dames of Ypres, the community was founded in 1665 and provided education to the daughters of elite Irish Catholics during the penal era. On arriving in Connemara in 1920, the Benedictines established a monastery and opened a boarding school. This book provides the first fully illustrated account of the Irish Benedictines and their monastery at Kylemore. It also charts the fascinating history of the castle, built by Mitchell Henry and later home to the Duke and Duchess of Manchester. The stunningly beautiful castle became a national landmark in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century saw the Benedictines develop the gardens, restore the Gothic Chapel and open the castle to the public. Meticulously researched with material from the Kylemore archives, this book provides a compelling account of a unique part of Irish history, while the images capture the life of the nuns, and the savage beauty of Kylemore and its surroundings under the Diamond Mountain.
