David Pepin

Cathedrals of Britain (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Cathedrals are awe-inspiring buildings. Most are grand medieval structures, while others appear simple and unpretentious - yet all were designed to reflect the glory of God and have a profound impact on us. As trailblazers of architectural development, each cathedral has distinct individual features - such as the powerful Norman Romanesque west towers of Durham, the unique octagonal tower at Ely, and the daring late Gothic finery and spaciousness at Gloucester. In this lavishly illustrated guide to cathedrals from Bangor to York, with profiles of Roman Catholic and Scottish cathedrals, David Pepin outlines the evolution of architectural style, each building's key features, and the ongoing story of daily worship, wide-ranging ministry, conservation, the new work of craftspeople, and the increasing numbers of pilgrims and visitors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784421045
• Artikelnr.: 44871967

Autorenporträt

David Pepin is a retired primary school teacher. An Anglican by tradition and practice and a keen ecumenist, he is involved with several interdominational concerns. He is also a local preacher in the Methodist Church.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION / WHAT IS A CATHEDRAL? / ARCHITECTURE: It Was Not Built in a Day
Saxon Romanesque Architecture
Norman Architecture
Early English Gothic
Mid-Gothic or Decorated
Late Gothic - The Perpendicular Style
The Renaissance to The Gothic Revival
The Twentieth Century
Glass, Stone and Wood / ANGLICAN CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND AND WALES: Bangor
Birmingham
Blackburn
Bradford
Brecon
Bristol
Canterbury
Carlisle
Chelmsford
Chester
Chichester
Coventry
Derby
Durham
Ely
Exeter
Gloucester
Guildford
Hereford
Leicester
Lichfield
Lincoln
Liverpool
Llandaff
London (St Paul's)
Manchester
Newcastle
Newport
Norwich
Oxford
Peel
Peterborough
Portsmouth
Ripon
Rochester
St Albans
St Asaph
St David's
St Edmundsbury
Salisbury
Sheffield
Southwark
Southwell
Truro
Wakefield
Wells
Winchester
Worcester
York / ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND AND WALES: Aldershot
Arundel
Birmingham
Brentwood
Cardiff
Clifton
Lancaster
Leeds
Liverpool
Middlesbrough
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Northampton
Norwich
Nottingham
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Salford
Sheffield
Shrewsbury
Southwark
Swansea
Westminster
Wrexham / CATHEDRALS OF SCOTLAND: (CATHEDRALS OF FORMER TIMES: Aberdeen
Birnie
Brechin
Dornoch
Dunblane
Dunkeld
Edinburgh
Elgin
Fortrose
Glasgow
Iona
Kirkwall
St Andrews
Spynie) (CATHEDRALS OF THE SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Aberdeen
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Inverness
Millport
Perth) (ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRALS: Aberdeen
Ayr
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Motherwell
Oban
Paisley) / FURTHER READING AND USEFUL CONTACTS / PICTURE CREDITS / INDEX