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Downside Abbey: an Architectural History

$99.00

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Described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as 'the most splendid demonstration of the renaissance of Roman Catholicism in England', the Neo-Gothic church at Downside Abbey, Somerset, was built between the 1880s and the 1930s under the direction of some of the country's most renowned ecclesiastical architects. This elegant new book reviews the history and construction of this magnificent building, designed to rival the scale of England’s great medieval Gothic cathedrals. Contributions by distinguished architectural historians explore, among other subjects, Thomas Garner's majestic choir, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott's soaring nave and the exquisitely redesigned Lady chapel of Sir Ninian Comper. Generously illustrated throughout with drawings, plans, archival photography and dramatic new images by Paul Barker, one of the UK’s pre-eminent architectural photographers, Downside Abbey is an absorbing account of a remarkable place of worship.

AUTHOR:
Dom Aidan Bellenger is Abbot of Downside Abbey, Somerset, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries. He has lectured on medieval history at several British universities and is the author of numerous historical studies.

SELLING POINTS:
A unique and beautiful book celebrating the architecture of this magnificent English abbey church

Features specially commissioned images by acclaimed architectural photographer Paul Barker

Includes contributions from such leading architectural historians as Gavin Stamp and Alan Powers

240 illustrations

ISBN: 9781858945422
Author: BELLENGER DOM
Format: Hardcover
RRP: $99.00
Pages: 224
Dimension: 292mm X 292mm