Westminster Abbey by Richard Jenkyns
Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in the world in terms of its history, functions and memories - perhaps the most complex building of any kind. It has been an abbey and a cathedral and is now a collegiate church and a royal peculiar. It is the coronation church, a royal mausoleum, a Valhalla for the tombs of the great, a 'national cathedral' and the 'Tomb of the Unknown Warrior'. This new edition recounts the story of this iconic building and the role it plays in our national psyche.
The most worthwhile of souvenirs * Independent *
Richard Jenkyns is professor of the classical tradition, University of Oxford, and a fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. His previous books include Dignity and Decadence: Victorian Art and the Classical Inheritance and Virgil's Experience.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846685347 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846685346 |
| Title | Westminster Abbey |
| Author | Richard Jenkyns |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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