Cathedrals - the Glory of Their Craft
R.O.C. Spring(Author)
David & Charles (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1990
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-7153-9297-3 (ISBN)
Description
Roy Spring, as Clerk of the Works at Salisbury Cathedral since 1971, has acquired a thorough understanding of cathedral history, crafts and building styles. In this tour of some of Britain's most notable cathedrals he delineates the crafts such as masonry and metalwork which have shaped them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Newton Abbot
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 190 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7153-9297-3 (9780715392973)
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Content
Part 1 The crafts: planning, site work and foundations; stone, mortar and labourers; masonry; woodwork; stained glass; leadwork; metalwork; plastering; bricks, tiles and paving; painting; the finance factor. Part 2 The cathedrals: Bangor - the Cathedral Church of St Deiniol; Birmingham - the Cathedral Church of St Philip; Blackburn - the Cathedral Church of St Mary; Bradford - the Cathedral Church of St Peter; Brecon - the Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist; Bristol - the Abbey Church of St Augustine, Bristol - the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity; Bury St Edmunds - the Cathedral and Parish Church of St James; Canterbury - the Cathedral of Christ Church; Carlisle - the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity; Chelmsford - the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd; Chester - the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary; Chichester - the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity; Coventry - the Cathedral Church of St Michael; Derby - the Cathedral Church of all Saints; Durham - the Cathedral Church of Christ and St Mary; Edinburgh - the Cathedral Church of St Giles; Ely - the Cathedral Church of St Mary; Exeter - the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity; Gloucester - the Cathedral Church of St Peter; Guildford - the Cathedral Church of St Peter; Hereford - the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit; Leicester - the Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Ethelbert; Lichfield - the Cathedral Church of St Martin; Lincoln - the Cathedral Church of St Mary and St Chad; Llandaff - the Cathedral Church of St Mary; London - the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul; Manchester - the Cathedral Church of St Paul; Newcastle - the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St George and St Denys; Newport - the Cathedral Church of St Nicholas; the Cathedral Church of St Woolas; Norwich - the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity; Oxford - the Cathedral Church of Christ; Peterborough - the Cathedral Church of St Peter; Portsmouth - the Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury; Ripon - the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid; Rochester - the Cathedral Church of St Andrew; Salisbury - the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Sheffield - the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul; Southwark - the Cathedral Church of St Saviour; Southwell - the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin; St Albans - the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban; St Asaph - the Cathedral Church of St Asaph; St David's - the Cathedral Church of St David; the Cathedral Church of St Mary; Truro - the Cathedral Church of All Saints; Wakefield - the Cathedral Church of St Peter; Wells - the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity; Worcester - the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary; York - the Cathedral Church of St Peter.