{"product_id":"9781849949170","title":"A History of English Churches in 100 Objects","description":"Author: Matthew Byrne\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781849949170\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Batsford\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Feb 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in collaboration with the National Churches Trust, this fascinating book is a sumptuous and authoritative photographic history of churches in England, as told through the objects inside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArranged chronologically from the Roman Era to the present day, it covers a huge range of church objects including ornate fonts, beautiful stained glass windows, carved bench ends and rood screens, precious silverware and even church organs, and each piece has a fascinating story to tell. Within these pages, you'll discover:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hinton St Mary mosaic in Dorset, created in the early 4th century AD and showing the first depiction of Jesus Christ in Britain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe full Norman repertoire of abstract geometrical forms displayed in the Tower Arch, St John's Church, Northampton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Becket pilgrims represented in glowing medieval stained glass in Canterbury Cathedral.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExquisitely carved misericords showing scenes from spiritual life through the year in Ripple church, Worcestershire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDestruction and survival through the Dissolution of the Monasteries at Croyland, Lincolnshire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks of art in glass by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in Brampton, Cumbria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDame Elizabeth Frink's intimate 'Walking Madonna' statue outside Salisbury Cathedral.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong many other glorious treasures of England's Christian history, it's the perfect book for architecture enthusiasts, countryside explorers, dedicated churchgoers and anyone interested in the ongoing story of English churches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552465244318,"sku":"HPC-9781849949170","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781849949170.jpg?v=1771907893","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781849949170","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}