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Author:   Tim Tatton-Brown ,  John Crook
Publisher:   New Holland Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   New Holland Publishers Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 29.60cm
Weight:   1.225kg
ISBN:  

9781843301202

ISBN 10:   1843301202
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 November 2002
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Photographer's Preface 8; Introduction 10; Medieval Monastic; Canterbury 16, Winchester 21, Durham 26, Ely 30, Norwich 34, Worcester 38, Rochester 42, Bath Abbey 44, Carlisle 46; Medieval Secular; York Minster 50, Lincoln Minster 55, Salisbury 60, Exeter 65, Chichester 69, Lichfield 72, Wells 74, Hereford 77; Henry Vii's New Cathedrals; Westminster Abbey 82, Peterborough 86, Oxford 88, Gloucester 90, Bristol 92, Chester 94; Wren's Baroque Masterpiece; St Paul's 98; The Nineteenth Century; Ripon Minster 104, Manchester 106, Birmingham RC 108, Clifton RC 109, Liverpool RC 110, Newcastle Upon Tyne RC 112, Northampton RC 113, Nottingham RC 114, Plymouth RC 115, Salford RC 116, Shrewsbury RC 117, Southwark RC 118, Westminster RC 119, Truro 121, St Alban's Abbey 123, Leeds RC 125, Middlesbrough RC 126, Liverpool 127, Newcastle Upon Tyne 129, Portsmouth RC 130, Southwell Minster 131, Wakefield 133; The Twentieth Century; Birmingham 136, Southwark 137, Bury St Edmunds 139, Chelmsford 140, Sheffield 141, Brentwood RC 142, Coventry 143, Bradford 145, Lancaster RC 146, Blackburn 147, Derby 148, Leicester 149, Portsmouth 150, Guildford 151, Arundel RC 152, Norwich RC 153, Sheffield (Hallam) RC 154; Glossary 155; Addresses & Diocesan Map 156; Index 158

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This is a lovely book. It is also, which does not always follow, an enlightening book and a practical one. Part of its charm comes from the exquisite photographs which beautify every page. The photographer, John Crook, who is credited as equal author, has been careful to use only natural light, so what we see on these pages is what we shall see when we visit, and this book makes one very eager to do exactly that and experience for ourselves the rich heritage of England. The text could not be bettered. It is succinct, informative and intelligent. Tatton-Brown praises with a judicious eye; Manchester Cathedral, for example, has 'exceptional woodwork', but he adds a wish that the interior of the building were not quite so dark. Each of the 63 cathedrals is summarised under the headings Dedication, History and Of Special Interest. (The last two headings slide into each other: that Jane Austen is buried at Winchester Cathedral comes under History but would equally be a point of Special Interest.) As somebody who lives in Norfolk, I looked at once for 'my' cathedrals, the great Romanesque building of the Middle Ages, rightly acclaimed here and splendidly described in four pages - no cathedral gets more than five - and the 19th-century building, 'the finest Victorian Roman Catholic Cathedral', which receives one page but that is sensitive and balanced. The beauty of this book's photography is matched by the intelligence of the text and the detached yet reverent tone. The introduction speaks of the spiritual meaning of cathedrals and, with the utmost elegance and absence of obtrusive piety, all in this book bears that statement out. Review by Sister Wendy Beckett (Kirkus UK)

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Tim Tatton Brown has been an archaeologist for more than 30 years, during which time he has gained an intimate knowledge of numerous English cathedrals. He has acted as a consultant to Canterbury, Chichester, Rochester and Salisbury cathedrals - as well as to the two 'royal peculiars' of Westminster Abbey and St George's Chapel, Windsor - and is also the author of Great cathedrals of' Britain (BBC). John Crook, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and an honorary research fellow of Reading University, is an independent architectural historian and a professional architectural and topographical photographer. Recent commissions include architectural photography in Jerusalem and a major new illustrated history of Winchester Cathedral.

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