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Westminster Abbey certainly ranks as one of the top tourist draws in the world, especially for American travelers, and those desiring a deeper profile of this London church than what a basic guidebook generally offers will do well to pay attention to this beautifully articulated essay by an Oxford professor...Exploration of the abbey's evolving functions since its origins in the thirteenth century takes the author specifically into such topics as the nature of Gothic architecture (with particular attention paid to Henry VII's chapel), the circumstances by which the abbey became a royal mausoleum and pantheon of the great, its importance as a gallery of sculpture, its physical setting within London's changing cityscape, and its major function as the site of coronations. A mellifluous writing style caps this splendid reading and learning experience. -- Brad Hooper "Booklist" (12/15/2004)
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Fifteen royal weddings and thirty-eight coronations - Westminster Abbey was the venue for a sixteenth royal wedding, that of Kate Middleton and Prince William. In this superb book, Jenkyns weaves together with wit and charm the significance of this iconic building and its history.
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This is a good short history of the Abbey, and Richard Jenkyns does an excellent job of presenting 900 years of history in an accessible way and very readable. This seems to be a republishing of the same book with a revised title, new cover and original content. I found it a little troublesome that there are quite a few literal errors ( spelling mistakes ) which have crept in since the earlier edition.
Overall this is an excellent account which covers early medieval beginnings and the Abbeys life as a monastery with detail of its story through subsequent reigns,the passion and devotion of many people high and low, notably Henry VII, Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmore, through periods of building and restoration and as national monument and 'royal peculiar' answerable only to the monarch.
A story of religious devotion, mighty architecture and royal pomp.
Overall this is an excellent account which covers early medieval beginnings and the Abbeys life as a monastery with detail of its story through subsequent reigns,the passion and devotion of many people high and low, notably Henry VII, Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmore, through periods of building and restoration and as national monument and 'royal peculiar' answerable only to the monarch.
A story of religious devotion, mighty architecture and royal pomp.
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