The history of England's cathedrals / Nicholas Orme.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orme, Nicholas, author.

Contributor:

Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cathedrals--England--History.

Cathedrals.

History.

England.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 304 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2017.

Summary:

"England's sixty or so Anglican and Roman Catholic cathedrals are among its most iconic buildings and attract thousands of worshipers and visitors every year. Yet though much has been written about their architecture, there is no complete guide to their history and activities. This book provides the first rounded account of the whole of their 1700 years from Roman times to the present day. It explains the layout of their buildings, the people who ran them, their worship and music, their links with learning and education, and their outreach to society. It relates their history to the history of England and shows how they adapted to change and weathered disasters to survive as great repositories of our national history."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Why Cathedrals? 1

2 Romans and Anglo-Saxons 7

3 Normans and Angevins 33

4 The Later Middle Ages 61

5 The Reformation 97

6 Survival and Abolition 121

7 From Restoration to Romanticism 149

8 The Nineteenth Century 185

9 The Twentieth Century 221

10 Forwards and Backwards 259.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Co-published by Impress Books.

ISBN:

9780888444417

0888444419

OCLC:

991531393