Westminster Abbey
ISBN
9780674061972
Westminster Abbey is a buildings, buildings, structures book by Richard Jenkyns.
About this book
"Westminster Abbey 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. In a highly original book, classicist and cultural historian Richard Jenkyns teaches us to look at this microcosm of history with new eyes."--Jacket.
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Westminster Abbey is a Buildings, Buildings, structures, Historic buildings, Historic sites, History book.
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"Westminster Abbey 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 us...
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Westminster Abbey was written by Richard Jenkyns.