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Author :Lecturer in Modern British History Arthur Burns Publisher :Yale University Press ISBN 13 :0300092768 Total Pages :564 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis St. Paul's by : Lecturer in Modern British History Arthur Burns
Download or read book St. Paul's written by Lecturer in Modern British History Arthur Burns and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present St Paul's Cathedral, Christopher Wren's masterpiece, is the fourth religious building to occupy the site. Its location in the heart of the capital reflects its importance in the English church while the photographs of it burning during the Blitz forms one of the most powerful and familiar images of London during recent times. This substantial and richly illustrated study, published to mark the 1,400th anniversary of St Paul's, presents 42 scholarly contributions which approach the cathedral from a range of perspectives. All are supported by photographs, illustrations and plans of the exterior and interior of St Paul's, both past and present. Eight essays discuss the history of St Paul's, demonstrating the role of the cathedral in the formation of England's church and state from the 7th century onwards; nine essays examine the organisation and function of the cathedral during the Middle Ages, looking at, for example, the arrangement of the precinct, the tombs, the Dean's household during the 15th century, the liturgy and the archaeology. The remaining papers examine many aspects of Wren's cathedral, including its construction, fittings and embellishments, its estates and income, music and rituals, its place in London, its library, its role in the book trade and its reputation.
Book Synopsis Churches and Cathedrals of London by : Stephen Humphrey
Download or read book Churches and Cathedrals of London written by Stephen Humphrey and published by New Holland Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at both the casual visitor and the more serious devotee of art, architecture and history, this text presents a pictoral celebration of London's churches and cathedrals. Covering 47 buildings, the text details the evolution of architectural style and the role of the church in history.
Book Synopsis London Churches Ancient and Modern ... by : Thomas Francis Bumpus
Download or read book London Churches Ancient and Modern ... written by Thomas Francis Bumpus and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis London's Churches and Cathedrals by : Stephen C. Humphrey
Download or read book London's Churches and Cathedrals written by Stephen C. Humphrey and published by New Holland Australia(AU). This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work covers many of the best-known and most historic churches and cathedrals within the Greater London area. The text is illustrated throughout with photographs of both the interiors and exteriors of each of the 47 buildings presented, highlighting particular features of architectural and historical significance.
Book Synopsis In the Shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral by : Margaret Willes
Download or read book In the Shadow of St. Paul's Cathedral written by Margaret Willes and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The extraordinary story of St. Paul's Churchyard--the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millennium St. Paul's Cathedral stands at the heart of London, an enduring symbol of the city. Less well known is the neighborhood at its base that hummed with life for over a thousand years, becoming a theater for debate and protest, knowledge and gossip. For the first time Margaret Willes tells the full story of the area. She explores the dramatic religious debates at Paul's Cross, the bookshops where Shakespeare came in search of inspiration, and the theater where boy actors performed plays by leading dramatists. After the Great Fire of 1666, the Churchyard became the center of the English literary world, its bookshops nestling among establishments offering luxury goods. This remarkable community came to an abrupt end with the Blitz. First the soaring spire of Old St. Paul's and then Wren's splendid Baroque dome had dominated the area, but now the vibrant secular society that had lived in their shadow was no more.
Book Synopsis The Cathedral Churches of England and Wales: Enlarged Illustrated Special Edition by : T. G. Bonney
Download or read book The Cathedral Churches of England and Wales: Enlarged Illustrated Special Edition written by T. G. Bonney and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The City of London Churches by : John Betjeman
Download or read book The City of London Churches written by John Betjeman and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis London Churches Before the Great Fire by : Wilberforce Jenkinson
Download or read book London Churches Before the Great Fire written by Wilberforce Jenkinson and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis London Churches Ancient and Modern by : Thomas Francis Bumpus
Download or read book London Churches Ancient and Modern written by Thomas Francis Bumpus and published by Hayne Press. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Book Synopsis Sacred Architecture of London by : Nigel Pennick
Download or read book Sacred Architecture of London written by Nigel Pennick and published by Aeon Books. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London has a unique series of churches built after the Great Fire of 1666, when most of the City of London was destroyed. Among these iconic churches are St Paul's, St Mary-le-Bow, St Bride's, St Clement Danes, St Martin-in-the-Fields, St Mary-le-Strand, St George Bloomsbury and Christ Church Spitalfields. They remain today as outstanding landmarks that define their local cityscapes. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and his followers - Hawksmoor, Gibbs, Archer and James - these beautiful churches embody spiritual principles expressed through the conventions of Classical architecture. Underlying their outward, visible forms is sacred geometry, an ancient art that explores the invisible inner structure of the Cosmos and gives expression to it in physical form. In this book, Nigel Pennick explains the sacred geometry, spiritual symbols and emblems that make these churches among the most notable buildings of London.
Book Synopsis The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals by : Sue Dobson
Download or read book The 50 Greatest Churches and Cathedrals written by Sue Dobson and published by Icon Books. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities. Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden's reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction. Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.
Book Synopsis London Churches Ancient & Modern by : Thomas Francis Bumpus
Download or read book London Churches Ancient & Modern written by Thomas Francis Bumpus and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis England's Thousand Best Churches by : Simon Jenkins
Download or read book England's Thousand Best Churches written by Simon Jenkins and published by Penguin Global. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Architectura Ecclesiastica by : Charles Clarke
Download or read book Architectura Ecclesiastica written by Charles Clarke and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Guide to London's Churches by : Mervyn Blatch
Download or read book A Guide to London's Churches written by Mervyn Blatch and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The History of England's Cathedrals by : Nicholas Orme
Download or read book The History of England's Cathedrals written by Nicholas Orme and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first history of all the English cathedrals, from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster England’s sixty-two Anglican and Catholic cathedrals are some of our most iconic buildings, attracting millions of worshippers and visitors every year. Yet although much has been written about their architecture, there is no complete history of their life and activities. This is the first such book to provide one, stretching from Roman times to the present day. The History of England’s Cathedrals explains where and why they were founded, who staffed them, and how their structures evolved. It describes their worship and how this changed over the centuries, their schools and libraries, and their links with the outside world. The history of these astonishing buildings is the history of England. Reading this book will bring you face to face with the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, Reformation, Civil War, Victorian England, World War Two, and finally modern democracy.
Book Synopsis St. Paul's Cathedral from Past to Present by : Silke Lübbert
Download or read book St. Paul's Cathedral from Past to Present written by Silke Lübbert and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,7, University of Paderborn (Institut f r Anglistik), course: London the urban experience, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: When most people think of St. Paul's Cathedral in London the image of Christopher Wren's magnificent classical church rises in their minds, but there was a cathedral dedicated to St. Paul long before the construction of Wren's cathedral. This paper is going to show how St. Paul's Cathedral became what it is today and what a church can be apart from a place for sermons. Cathedrals have always played more than one role in the communities they serve. Their central purpose is to bring people closer to God, but over the centuries they have served as a focal point for trade, as fortresses and sanctuaries in times of war, and as vast status symbols - reflections of wealth and power of the region in which they stand. These functions take on an additional significance for St Paul's, the cathedral of the capital city and also of the nation. Today's Church belongs to the people of the nation. For example, every citizen can be married or have a funeral service in his or her parish church; priests can marry couples without the presence of a civil official; and the General Synod, the Church of England's governing body, is the only organisation outside Parliament that has the power to legislate. Cathedrals are perhaps the ultimate reflection of this inclusiveness. Unlike parish churches, which exist to minister to the people of the local area in which they stand, they are a route to God for the larger community - a place of celebration and mourning where feelings can be shared and the sheer scale and beauty of the architecture, services and music allows visitors to experience the serenity and spirituality that are an essential counterpoint to the bustle of everyday life.
