WONDERS OF THE WORLD
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Westminster Abbey

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PAPERBACK

$30.00 • £24.95 • €27.00

ISBN 9780674061972

Publication Date: 10/15/2011

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224 pages

25 halftones, 1 line illustration

Wonders of the World

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  • 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
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index

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