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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries Susan Jenkins

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries By Susan Jenkins

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries by Susan Jenkins


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Summary

A richly illustrated guide to the treasures in The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries - a new exhibition in Westminster Abbey's never-before-seen roof space.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries Summary

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries: Westminster Abbey by Susan Jenkins

In summer 2018, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries will open in the church's medieval triforium, an internal gallery which runs 70 feet above the floor of the Abbey. Entrance to the space, never before opened to the public, will be through a new tower outside Poets' Corner, opposite the Palace of Westminster. This will be the most significant addition to the Abbey since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic towers were completed in 1745. The treasures displayed will reflect the Abbey's rich thousand-year history. The Galleries will also grant magnificent views to Parliament Square and the Palace of Westminster, as well as wonderful vistas across the Abbey, which Betjeman described as the finest view in Europe. The Galleries mark the final phase of the Abbey's 2020 Vision, which aimed to improve facilities for the Abbey's two million worshippers and visitors. This richly illustrated guide, written by Abbey staff, discusses both the overall themes explored in the exhibition, and a selection of the individual exhibits.

About Susan Jenkins

Co-edited by Curator Susan Jenkins and Librarian Tony Trowles, with contributions from other Abbey personnel.

Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword by the Dean; Introduction to the history, archaeology and architecture of the triforium; 1. The Buildings; 2. Worship and Daily Life; 3. The Abbey and the Monarchy; 4. The Nation's Memory.

Additional information

GOR010207902
9781785511318
1785511319
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries: Westminster Abbey by Susan Jenkins
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
20180530
64
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