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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH
- 2. HENRY VII'S CHAPEL
- 3. RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
- 4. DEATH'S PALACE
- 5. FROM BAROQUE TO VICTORIAN
- 6. THE ABBEY IMAGINED
- 7. THE CHURCH IN THE CITY
- 8. THE NATION'S SHRINE
- 9. THE SITE OF CEREMONY
- 10. THE ABBEY NOW
- FURTHER READING
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- INDEX
- WONDERS OF THE WORLD