A glimpse of heaven : Catholic churches of England and Wales / Christopher Martin ; photographs by Alex Ramsay
Swindon : English Heritage, 2007. Second Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #443208
ISBN: 1850749701
Physical description; 224 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Notes; Published in association with the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index. Contents; Before and after the Reformation: survivors and successors -- After emancipation: new churches for a 'new people' -- Pugin and his followers: the enchantments of the gothic style -- The great Catholic revival: consolidation and expansion -- Alternatives to gothic -- 'Twilight saints and dim emblazonings': the late goths -- Abbeys, schools and seminaries: the return of the monks -- The architecture of change: arts and crafts and a return to Byzantium -- 'Behold, I make all things new': liturgical and architectural revolution. Subjects; Catholic church buildings England. Catholic church buildings Wales. Catholic church buildings. Church architecture England. Church architecture Wales. England. Wales. Stained Glass. Glass Painters.
Price: €14.95