Patterns of thought : the hidden meaning of the Great Pavement of Westminster Abbey / Richard Foster.

Main entry:

Foster, Richard, 1946- author.

Title & Author:

Patterns of thought : the hidden meaning of the Great Pavement of Westminster Abbey / Richard Foster.

Publication:

London : Jonathan Cape, 1991.

Description:

184 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-174) and index.

Summary:

Before the high altar in Westminster Abbey lies a priceless pavement which has been hidden beneath a protective carpet since the early 1900s. The author, in this book, has brought his knowledge as an art historian to bear on the problem of unravelling its secret message.

ISBN:

022402910X (hardback)
9780224029100 (hardback)
9780224033022
0224033026

Subject:

Heinrich III. England, König 1207-1272
Westminster Abbey.
Westminster Abbey London
Mosaic floors.
Mosaics, Medieval England London.
Church decoration and ornament England London.
Christian art and symbolism England London.
Pavements, Mosaic England London.
Art, Medieval Great Britain.
Christian art and symbolism Medieval, 500-1500
Pavements de mosaïque Angleterre Londres.
Églises Décoration et ornement Angleterre Londres.
Planchers en mosaïque.
Mosaïque médiévale Angleterre Londres.
Christian art and symbolism
Church decoration and ornament
Mosaics, Medieval
Fußbodenmosaik
England London
London Westminster Abbey.
Churches Interiors Decoration
London (England)

Holdings:

Location: Library main 188309
Call No.: ID:90-B5420
Status: Available

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