Exeter Cathedral: The First Thousand Years, 1400-1550 - Brossura

Orme, Nicholas

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ISBN 10: 0955623987 ISBN 13: 9780955623981

Casa editrice: Impress Books, 2009

Riassunto

There has been a church on the site of Exeter Cathedral since Roman times. This is the story of its first thousand years, when three successive cathedrals were built, including the present one. In twelve chapters, the author takes us back to the past to see why the cathedral is like it is, and what went on there. We explore its origins; its surroundings and buildings; its wealth, clergy, and people; its workings from day to day and throughout the year; and how it changed at the time of the Reformation. This is a fascinating piece of religious and social history, written for the general reader and illustrated with maps, reconstructions, and photographs.

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Recensione

The best book on an English cathedral I've ever come across...it gives the sense of the life of the building, from the year 400 until 1550. --Christopher Howse, The Daily Telegraph

exceptionally well done, a model of accessibility --Paul Stamper, British Archaeology Magazine

L'autore

Nicholas Orme is emeritus professor of history at the University of Exeter, an honorary canon of Truro Cathedral, and the author of over twenty books on medieval history and the history of Devon and Cornwall. His new history of Exeter Cathedral represents the result of thirty-five years of work in the cathedral archives, and complements his recent well-received book of essays on cathedral history, The Cathedral Cat.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Impress Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0955623987
• ISBN 13: 9780955623981
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 258
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile