Collins guide to the ruined abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland
Thorold, Henry1993
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This guide to monastic ruins in the British Isles looks at ruins that range from buildings like Fountains Abbey and Rievaulx to the fragments of obscurer priories. The book includes a history of the monastic orders in Britain as well as essays on their particular architectural styles.
Main title:
Collins guide to the ruined abbeys of England, Wales and Scotland / Henry Thorold ; with photographs by Peter Burton and Harland Walshaw ; and a foreword by A.L. Rowse.
Author:
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 1993.
Collation:
xxx,288p.,[64]p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780002177160
Dewey class:
726.70941726.70941726.7
Local class:
726.70941
Language:
English
BRN:
1297914