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England's Thousand Best Churches
Simon Jenkins
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Description for England's Thousand Best Churches
Hardcover. The author has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating from one to five. In this title, he contends that these churches house a gallery of vernacular art without equal in the world. Num Pages: 880 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMN; HBTB; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1532.
Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his 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.
Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his 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.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
880
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1539g
Number of Pages
880
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846146640
SKU
V9781846146640
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About Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins is author of the bestselling A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe, Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations, England's Thousand Best Churches and England's Thousand Best Houses. He is a former Editor of the Evening Standard and The Times, and columnist for the Guardian.
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