Author: JENKINS, SIMON
Title: England's thousand best churches / Simon Jenkins
Description: London : Penguin 2009. Revised Edition. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 948 pages; Physical description. : xliii. 948 p.[16] p. Of plates : ill. (some col. ). maps. ; 24 cm. Subject: Church architecture - England - Guidebooks. England - Buildings. structures. etc. - Guidebooks. Summary: Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select its thousand best churches. Organised by county. each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. All of the county sections are prefaced by a map locating each church. and lavishly illustrated with colour photos from the Country Life archive. Jenkins contends that these churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. Here. he brings that museum to public attention.Weight in Kg appr.:

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