- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Saint Andrew Press (22 May 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715208837
- ISBN-13: 978-0715208830
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,006,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sitting majestically atop the ridge of Edinburgh's historic Royal Mile, St Giles looks imposingly down upon Scotland s capital. It has been at the centre of some of the most significant moments in Scotland s history and stage to some of its biggest names.
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Dr. Rosalind K. Marshall is a well-known writer and historian, specialising in Scottish history. She has published books on many subjects including Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Elizabeth I and John Knox.
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Anyone who has been to Edinburgh cannot fail to notice the majestic cathedral of St Giles' resting magnificently on the Royal Mile. Until now, the only history of the cathedral available was over one hundred years out of date. This book, however, not only brings us up to the present, it takes us from the very beginnings of St Giles' and is really a biography of Scotland's most famous church. From its founding in the twelfth century and its dedication to St Giles, patron saint of lepers, through the Reformation and on to its present role as the mother church of Presbyterianism, the cathedral's political and social role in Scottish and British history is interwoven with the architectural alterations and improvements made over a thousand year period. Equally, the part that St Giles' and its `people' (as referred to in the title) have played in the history of Edinburgh and the development of the Presbyterian church is covered in entertaining detail from John Knox berating Mary, Queen of Scots from his pulpit to Jenny Geddes hurling her stool in protest at the use of the Book of Common Prayer and locals taking pot-shots at the weathercock. The generations of architects, masons, artists and of course ministers who have all played their part in the building, restoration and life of St Giles' feature throughout, their lives and roles recorded in fascinating detail.
This is a scholarly and very accessible book, the imagery is vivid, the descriptions clear and easy to imagine, the detail absorbing. If you haven't been to St Giles', it will make you want to go; if you have been, it will bring the cathedral to life.
This is a scholarly and very accessible book, the imagery is vivid, the descriptions clear and easy to imagine, the detail absorbing. If you haven't been to St Giles', it will make you want to go; if you have been, it will bring the cathedral to life.
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The Exciting Story of an Architectural Gem
3 July 2009
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This newly published book is the latest written by the well known author of Scottish history and biography who also happens to love Edinburgh's St. Giles' cathedral. You might say she has written a biography of St. Giles'.
Dr. Rosalind Marshall's language is always easy on the eye and ear and totally accessible to anyone interested in history, art and human nature. Here she explains the complications of the early years of the church both in the world of Scottish Kings and Queens as well as the burgers of Edinburgh. We learn then how this great church fared throughout the turmoils of the Reformation the change from Catholicism to Scottish Presbyterianism. We meet the great actors in this world of Church and state politics like John Knox and his famous opponent Mary Queen of Scots, but we also meet ordinary men and women who prayed and argued in the church itself. We meet the architects who designed it, the stained glass artists who were responsible for its splendid windows, the sculptors who created the memorials along its walls. We learn about the magnificent Thistle Chapel and the Thisle Quilters who embroidered gold angels blowing trumpets on banners for special occasions. We can almost hear the rousing music thundering forth from the great organ so intriguingly photographed among the many beautiful illustrations. We learn of the major changes, for example, how the altar was moved from the traditional east end of the Church to become the "Holy Table" in the middle of the congregation. We get to know the priests and later the ministers who have been responsible for the conduct and development of the cathedral.
I highly recommended this story so full of colour, drama and beauty.
Dr. Rosalind Marshall's language is always easy on the eye and ear and totally accessible to anyone interested in history, art and human nature. Here she explains the complications of the early years of the church both in the world of Scottish Kings and Queens as well as the burgers of Edinburgh. We learn then how this great church fared throughout the turmoils of the Reformation the change from Catholicism to Scottish Presbyterianism. We meet the great actors in this world of Church and state politics like John Knox and his famous opponent Mary Queen of Scots, but we also meet ordinary men and women who prayed and argued in the church itself. We meet the architects who designed it, the stained glass artists who were responsible for its splendid windows, the sculptors who created the memorials along its walls. We learn about the magnificent Thistle Chapel and the Thisle Quilters who embroidered gold angels blowing trumpets on banners for special occasions. We can almost hear the rousing music thundering forth from the great organ so intriguingly photographed among the many beautiful illustrations. We learn of the major changes, for example, how the altar was moved from the traditional east end of the Church to become the "Holy Table" in the middle of the congregation. We get to know the priests and later the ministers who have been responsible for the conduct and development of the cathedral.
I highly recommended this story so full of colour, drama and beauty.
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