Publication

2015-12-08 - Bloomsbury Continuum

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Better World Books9781472917638
  • Better World BooksKO-314-353
  • Open LibraryOL28111428M

Classifications

  • LCCNK1650 .G66 2015
  • LCCNK1650

Description

Our parish churches constitute a living patrimony without precise European parallel. Their cultural riches are astonishing, not only for their quality and quantity, but also their diversity and interest. Fine art and architecture here combine unpredictably with the functional, the curious and the naive, from prehistory to the present day, to form an unsung national museum which presents its contents in an everyday setting without curators or formal displays. Because church treasures usually remain in the buildings they were created for, properly interpreted they tell from thousands of local perspectives the history of the nation, its people and their changing religious observance.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Parish Church Treasures: The Nation's Greatest Art CollectionHardcoverBloomsbury Continuum2015-12-08

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