Westminster Abbey /
Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in existence. This is both an appreciation of an architectural masterpiece and an exploration of the building's shifting meanings. We hear the voices of those who have described its forms, moods, and ceremonies, from Shakespeare and Voltaire to Dicke...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, MA :
Harvard University Press,
[2011]
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Colección: | Wonders of the world : 20
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Sumario: | Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in existence. This is both an appreciation of an architectural masterpiece and an exploration of the building's shifting meanings. We hear the voices of those who have described its forms, moods, and ceremonies, from Shakespeare and Voltaire to Dickens and Henry James; we see how rulers have made use of it, from medieval kings to modern prime ministers. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
ISBN: | 9780674063617 9783110442212 9783110442205 |
Acceso: | restricted access |