- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (1 Dec 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747803269
- ISBN-13: 978-0747803263
- Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 0.4 x 17.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 122,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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One unique aspect of the British countryside is the sound of church bells being rung. Most countries have bells that are tolled and some have mechanical carillons, but only in Britain is change-ringing, or the ringing of bells in special sequences, so widely practised. Bellringing, which takes place regularly in some six thousand church towers, is regarded by non-ringers as something of a mystique, but in this book the author explains for the layman and the beginner what change-ringing is all about, why it is unique to Britain, and how it was developed. He includes much fascinating information - on famous bells and towers, inscriptions, peal boards and ringers' rules, ringers versus clergy, and a glossary of rining terms.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This small book of some 56 pages provides an outline of the history and general composition of English bell ringing. However, of those 56 pages, there are only 8 pages of text given to the methodology of the subject so this book is not a primer for those seeking to learn full-circle bell ringing.
Nevertheless, it is an inexpensive and charming introduction to "the arts and mysteries of the Exercise" of this ancient and fascinating but little-understood thread in the fabric of English life and which is so in need of support.
Nevertheless, it is an inexpensive and charming introduction to "the arts and mysteries of the Exercise" of this ancient and fascinating but little-understood thread in the fabric of English life and which is so in need of support.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Good book, covers most or all aspects of Bell Ringing including the unsavory side! Could have more colour photographs in, web links to things like BBC Radio 4 Bells on Sunday and have a free audio CD and Blu-Ray disk as well, or even a website. First published in 1968 and revised [4th] edition 2006. But what do you expect of a book for 1p titled enigmatically "Bells and Bellringing."?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a little gem.
Not an instruction manual, but a breif history and information about British bellringing with lots of interesting information and recommendations.
Not an instruction manual, but a breif history and information about British bellringing with lots of interesting information and recommendations.
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This was a present for my mum, who was an avid bellringer at the time (she has since given it up, but not as a result of reading this book). Read more
Published 13 months ago by Amanda Huggenkiss
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I luckily forgot I orderd it, but it must have got lost in the post as I never received it!
Published 17 months ago by Ms. Kathryn Bellard
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I borrowed this book from Longton Library in Stoke-on-Trent and it helped me to do a project I was working on at College for the Moving On group. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2007 by Richard Smith
Always a pleasure to read
When i first purchased this book i was a little apprehensive. I am fairly new to bell ringing, and although i have won a few competitions, i do not consider myself to be a... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2002 by "dannywright250"
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