Harris's Guide to Churches and Cathedrals Discovering the Unique and Unusual in over 500 Churches and Cathedrals

Name: Harris's Guide to Churches and Cathedrals Discovering the Unique and Unusual in over 500 Churches and Cathedrals
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ISBN: 9780091912512

ISBN-10: 0091912512

ISBN-13: 9780091912512

Edition: 2006

Authors: Brian L. Harris

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A super illustrated guide to the unique treasures that lie within England's churches and cathedrals, featuring 300 color photos and a county-by-county gazetteer. The unique, the unusual, the rare—Brian Harris has traveled all over England, and parts of Wales, in his quest for the most fascinating churches and cathedrals in the land. Each church comes with a list of must-see features—whether it be the glorious fan-vaulted cloisters of Gloucester Cathedral or a singular monument to children's toys in the church at Ghilham in Kent. Along with a gazetteer of more than 500 churches, there are intriguing, often amazing stories about every aspect of church architecture, from bells and mazes to…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 3/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 512
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



Foreword



Introduciton


Map


County-by-County Gazetteer


Introduction to Selected Churches


A-Z Churches and Cathedrals in England and Wales


Articles


Maiden's Garlands


Wooden Fonts


Bridge Chapels


Lead Fonts


Thatched Churches


Graveside Shelters or Hudds


Church Clocks


Stories About Medieval Brass Lecterns


Bertel Thorvaldsen


Medieval Bronze Effigies


Fan Vaulting


Brasses


Church Dovecotes


Palindromes


Parish Armoury


Fonts - an Introduction


Nine Men's Morris


John Bushnell


The Three Living and the Three Dead Kings


Lead Spires and Spirelets


Vamping Horns


Wooden Effigies


Porches


Church Mazes


Bells


Wedgwood Fonts


Stained-glass Sundials


Seven-sacrament Fonts


Lily Crucifix


Medieval Stone Pulpits


Royal Arms


Medieval Brass Lecterns


Single-cell Apsidal Churches


Roof Bosses


Rhineland Towers


Round Towers


The Three Hares


Horses in Churches


Cresset Stones


Stone Reading Desks


Tournai Fonts


Stories Associated with Wooden Effigies


Dedications


Appendix


Glossary of Terms


Select Bibliography


Index


Acknowledgements


Picture Credits and Permissions