900 years : the restorations of Westminster Abbey / by Thomas Cocke ; with contributions by Donald Buttress ; foreword by the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Main entry:

Cocke, Thomas, 1949-2008.

Title & Author:

900 years : the restorations of Westminster Abbey / by Thomas Cocke ; with contributions by Donald Buttress ; foreword by the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Publication:

Description:

167 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 29 cm.

Series:

[Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history] ; [15]

Notes:
Series statement from the Brepols website, viewed June 30, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163).
Also issued online.

Summary:

"Over the past nine centuries Westminster Abbey has experienced a process of change. Though its structure and contents have been transformed considerably since the first stones were laid at the time of its foundation by Edward the Confessor in the mid eleventh century, the overall design as well as the topography of river, palace and church are recognizably the same today. This loyalty to an established identity, together with essential repairs, changes of taste and of purpose - these are the key elements of the concept of 'Restoration' which this catalogue, and the exhibition it accompanies, celebrate."--BOOK JACKET. "The completion of the great programme of works, by which the Abbey has been renewed inside and out over the last three decades, is commemorated with this exhibition and the present, richly illustrated publication. The reader can here discover the complex story of the religious, political, social and aesthetic priorities of each age and thus bring to life the ever-changing and fascinating history of the most famous church in the land."--Jacket.

ISBN:

187250177X (cased)
9781872501772 (cased)
1872501826 (pbk.)
9781872501826 (pbk.)

Subject:

Westminster Abbey.
Church architecture Conservation and restoration England London.
Church architecture Conservation and restoration
Restaurierung
Kerkinterieurs.
Restauratie.
Kerkgebouwen.
England London
London Westminster Abbey.
Cathedrals
London (England)

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition catalogs.

Added entries:

Westminster Abbey.
Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history ; 15.

Nine hundred years : the restorations of Westminster Abbey

Holdings:

Location: Library main 85740
Call No.: ID NA44.W945 C6; ID:95-B3822
Status: Available

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