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The seventh book in this action-packed, New York Times bestselling science fiction series - STAR CARRIER.The civil war might be over, but war for the ...
The countryside, towns and cities of Britain are full of churches. They represent some of the most iconic, beautiful and occasionally bizarre building...
The glorious fifteenth-century Rosslyn Chapel, one of Scotland's most extraordinary architectural masterpieces, has remained in the ownership of the S...
The 128 windows of York Minster are the eighth wonder of the world; they illustrate the art and craft of glass painting, extending over nine centuries...
This is the first book-length study of the emergence of Medina, in modern Saudi Arabia, as a widely venerated sacred space and holy city over the cour...
'Inspired . . . encourages us to take a fresh look at the familiar' - The TimesEngland's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its landsc...
What buried secret lies beneath the stones of one of England's greatest former churches and shrines? The ruins of the Benedictine Abbey of Bury St Edm...
The Pinecone is set in the village of Wreay, near Carlisle, where a masterpiece in Victorian architecture stands - the strangest and most magical chur...
Shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards 2016!
It has been estimated that over 90% of England's figurative medieval art was obliterated in the im...
Following five years of detailed and original research, this resource presents the first systematic survey of the 50 most important medieval parish church towers and spires in England, covering a period of some 500 years. The introduction provides an overview of the technological and aesthetic development of towers and spires, and examines the evol
In a new addition to the Pelican History of Art series, leading architectural historian Eric Fernie presents a fascinating survey of Romanesque archit...
FOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Awards - 2017 GOLD Winner for ArchitectureOne of the most important and authoritative books to celebrate mosque archi...
British architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (approx.1661 - 1736) is recognized as one of the major contributors to the traditions of British and European arc...
This definitive handbook contains over 130 specially commissioned colour photographs and six maps. It will enable everyone to experience the enduring ...
There are over 40,000 churches and chapels in the United Kingdom. The earliest were built by the first Anglo-Saxon Christians and about 10,000 were bu...
Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence still retains a rare power to ...
- The second millennium saw the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Britain. One means by which the Normans tightened their grip on Britain af...
This compact and accessible book is for anyone who would like to understand more about the architectural history of English churches. Clear and easy t...
While traveling all over Britain on his pushbike, non-flying travel writer Dixe Wills is forever popping into old churches to look around, grab a mome...
'Exquisite ... A wonderment of an essay about a wonderment of a building' Paul Preston
Its scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, domina...
Highly Commended in the Best Archaeological Book category of the 2008 British Archaeological Awards. Wall paintings are a unique art form, complement...
'London was but is no more!' In these words diarist John Evelyn summed up the destruction wrought by the Great Fire that swept through the City of Lon...
Among the most magnificent buildings of England are its Anglican cathedrals, great symbols of spiritual and architectural power. There are few experie...
Christopher Martin tells the remarkable story of Catholic church architecture in England and Wales, a subject about which very little has been written...
What did people really believe in the Middle Ages? Much of our sense of the medieval period has come down to us from the writings of the learned: the ...
Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious - yet all were designed to re...
In the early 1250s, M?ngke Khan, grandson and successor of the mighty Mongol emperor, Genghis Khan, sent out his younger brothers Qubilai and Hulegu t...
Located in the magnificent south triforium of Ely Cathedral, The Stained Glass Museum is the only museum in the UK solely dedicated to the ancient art...
Great Gothic Cathedrals of France guides readers on a tour of twelve French cathedrals that best exemplify one of the greatest glories of Western civi...
First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city's mos...
What did people really believe in the Middle Ages? Much of our sense of the medieval period has come down to us from the writings of the learned: the ...
A handpicked selection of Britain's most interesting diminutive churches, written in an amusing, accessible style to appeal to modern readers. Puts th...